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GRIMM'S 


FAIRY    TALES 


EDITED  BY 

SARA   E.    WILTSE 

AUTHOR   OF    "STOKIES    FOR   KINDERGARTENS,"    ETC. 


ILLUSTRATED   BV 

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GINN   &  COMPANY 

BOSTON  •  NEW  YORK  •  CHICAGO  •  LONDON 


COPTRIGHT,  1894 
By  GINN  AND  COMPANY 


ALL  RIGHTS   RESERVED 
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PRIETORS ■  BOSTON  •  U.S.A. 


EDITOK'S    PREFACE. 


Of  fairy  tales  Felix  Adler  says,  in  his  Moral 
Instruction  of  Children  :  "  They  may  be 
divided  broadly  into  two  classes  —  one  consist- 
ing of  tales  which  ought  to  be  rejected  because 
they  are  really  harmful  and  children  ought  to 
be  protected  from  their  bad  influence,  the  other 
of  tales  which  have  a  most  beautiful  and  elevat- 
ing effect,  and  which  we  cannot  possibly  afford 
to  leave  unutilized." 

Heretofore,  Grimm's  Fairy  Tales  have  been 
limited  in  their  use  for  lack  of  the  purifying  and 
eliminating  process  undertaken  in  this  volume,  in 
which  are  collected  stories  illustrating  kindness 
to  animals  and  the  unity  of  life  in  a  variety  of 
conditions.  Neither  in  this  volume  nor  in  the 
one   to    follow    will    there    be    found    any  stories 


iv  PRE  FA  CE. 

with  bad  morals,  as  many  fairy  stories  unmis- 
takably have,  —  evil  motives,  magic  interposition 
in  favor  of  idlers  and  tricksters,  cruel  step- 
mothers and  unnatural  fathers  are  entirely 
excluded,  the  editor  having  taken  full  liberty 
in  bringing  about  certain  changes  in  phrase  or 
plot  that  were  needed  to  preserve  the  eternal 
spirit  of  love  and  justice  which  has  been  too 
long  buried  under  the  transient  forms  of  many 
of  the  classic  fairy  tales. 

SABA  E.   WILTSE. 


CONTENTS. 


PAGE 

The   Queen   Bee 1 

The   Frog   Prince 10 

The   Faithful   Beasts 24 

Star   Dollars 38 

The    Gold   Children       ..........  42 

The   White    Snake .-.„..  60 

Briar   Rose 75 

The   House   in   the   Wood 88 

The   Iron    Stove 108 

Snow- White   and   Rose-Red 130 

The   Two   Brothers   . 156 

The   Six   Swans 229 


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THE   QUEEN   BEE. 

Once  upon  a  time  two  sons  of  a 
King  set  out  to  see  the  world,  and 
fell  into  such  a  wild  kind  of  life 
that  they  did  not  return  home. 
So  their  youngest  brother,  1 
ling,  went  to  seek  them ;  but  when 
he  found  them  they  mocked  him, 
because    of  his    simple   manners. 


GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 


However  they  took  him  with 
them. 

After  a  time  they  came  to 
an  ant-hill.  This  the  two  older 
brothers  would  have  torn  in 
pieces,  to  see  the  little  ants 
run  awray  with  their  eggs;  but 
Dummling  said,  "Let  the  little 
creatures  live  in  peace;  I  will 
not  let  you  hurt  them." 

Then  they  went  along,  until 
they  came  to  a  lake,  on  which 
ducks  were  swimming  in  great 
numbers.  The  two  brothers 
wanted  to  catch  a  pair  and  roast 
them;  but  Dummling  would  not 
allow  it,  saying,  "Let  these  fowls 


THE    QUEEN  BEE. 


alone;  I  will  not  let  you  kill 
them!" 

At  last  they  came  to  a  bees' 
nest,  in  which  was  so  much 
honey,  that  it  was  running  out  at 
the  mouth  of  the  nest.  The  two 
brothers  would  have  lain  down 
under  the  tree  and  caught  the 
bees  as  they  passed  for  the  sake 
of  their  honey;  but  Dummling 
again  held  them  back,  saying, 
" Leave  the  bees  alone;  I  will  not 
let  you  hurt  them ! " 

After  this  the  three  brothers 
came  to  a  castle,  in  the  stable  of 
which  stood  a  number  of  stone 
horses,    but   no   man   was   to  be 


GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 


seen.  They  went  through  all 
the  rooms  of  the  castle,  until  they 
came  to  a  door,  on  which  hung 
three  locks,  and  in  the  middle  of 
the  door  was  a  hole  through 
which  one  could  see  into  a  room. 
Peeping  through  this  hole,  they 
saw  a  fierce-looking  man  sitting 
at  a  table.  They  called  him 
once,  twice,  but  he  heard  not; 
the  third  time  they  called  he  got 
up,  opened  the  door  and  came 
out.  Not  a  word  did  he  speak, 
but  led  them  to  a  well-set  table, 
and  when  they  had  eaten,  he 
took  each  of  them  into  a  sleeping- 
room. 


THE    QUEEN  BEE.  5 

The  next  morning  the  man 
went  to  the  oldest  brother  and 
led  him  to  a  stone  table  on  which 
three  sentences  were  written. 

The  first  was  that  under  the 
moss  in  the  wood  lay  the  pearls 
of  a  King's  daughter,  a  thousand 
in  number.  These  must  be  sought, 
and  if  at  sunset  even  one  was 
wanting,  he  who  had  looked  for 
them  would  be  changed  into 
stone. 

The  eldest  brother  went  off 
and  hunted  the  whole  day,  but 
found  only  a  hundred.  So  that 
it  happened  to  him  as  the  table 
had   said — he  was   changed   into 


GRIMM'S   FAIRY    TALES. 


stone.  The  next  day  the  second 
brother  went,  but  he  did  no 
better  than  the  other,  for  he 
found  but  two  hundred  pearls, 
and  he  was  turned  into  stone. 
Then  came  Dummling's  turn.  He 
searched  in  the  moss,  but  the 
pearls  were  hard  to  find.  Then 
he  sat  down  upon  a  stone  and 
wept.  While  he  was  weeping, 
the  Ant-King  whose  life  he  had 
once  saved  came  up  with  five 
thousand  ants,  and  before  very 
long  they  found  and  piled  in  a 
heap  the  whole  thousand  pearls. 
The  second  sentence  was  to 
fetch   the    key    of  the   Princess's 


THE    QUEEN  BEE. 


sleeping-room  out  of  a  lake  which 
the  brothers  had  passed.  When 
Dummling  returned  to  the  lake, 
the  ducks  whose  lives  he  had 
saved,  swam  toward  him,  and 
diving  below  the  water,  quickly 
brought  up  the  key. 

The  third  sentence,  however, 
was  the  hardest  of  all.  Of  the 
three  daughters  of  the  king  he 
must  pick  out  the  youngest  and 
prettiest.  They  were  all  asleep, 
and  looked  alike,  without  a  single 
mark  by  which  to  tell  them  apart, 
except  that  before  they  fell  asleep 
they  had  eaten  three  kinds  of 
sweets — the    eldest    a    piece    of 


GRIMM'S   FAIRY    TALES. 


sugar,  the  second  a  little  syrup, 
and  the  youngest  a  spoonful  of 
honey.  But  in  came  the  Queen 
Bee  of  all  the  bees  who  had  been 
saved  by  Dummling,  and  tried 
the  mouths  of  the  three. 


At  last  she  settled  on  the  mouth 
which  had  eaten  the  honey,  and 
thus  the  King's  son  knew  which 
was  the  right  Princess.  Then 
the  spell  was  broken;  every  one 
awoke,  even  those  who  had  been 


THE    QUEEN  BEE.  9 

changed  into  stone.  Dummling 
was  given  a  whole  kingdom  as  a 
reward,  and  the  ants,  ducks  and 
bees  were  always  his  most  faith- 
ful friends  and  servants. 


THE   FROG   PRINCE. 

In  the  olden  time,  when  wish- 
ing was  having,  there  lived  a 
King,  wrhose  daughters  were  all 
beautiful;  but  the  youngest  was 
so  very  beautiful  that  the  Sun 
himself,  although  he  saw  her  very 
often,  was  pleased  every  time  he 
looked  at  her. 

Near  the  castle  of  this  King 
was    a  large   and  gloomy  forest, 


fHE   FROG  PRINCE.  11 

in  the  midst  of  which  stood  an  old 
lime-tree,  beneath  whose  branches 
splashed  a  little  fountain.  When 
the  day  was  very  hot,  the  King's 
youngest  daughter  would  run  into 
this  wood  and  sit  down  by  the 
fountain;  and,  when  she  felt  dull, 
would  often  play  with  a  golden 
ball,  throwing  it  up  in  the  air  and 
catching  it  as  it  fell. 

One  day,  when  the  King's 
daughter  threw  this  golden  ball 
into  the  air,  it  fell  on  the  grass, 
and  rolled  past  her  into  the  foun- 
tain. She  followed  the  ball  with 
her  eyes,  as  it  sank  into  the 
water,  which  was  so  deep  that  no 


12  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

one  could  see  to  the  bottom. 
Then  she  began  to  cry;  and,  as 
she  cried,  a  voice  called  out, 
"Why  weepest  thou,  O  King's 
daughter?  Thy  tears  would  melt 
even  a  stone  to  pity."  She  looked 
around  to  see  whence  the  voice 
came,  and  there  was  a  frog 
stretching  his  head  out  of  the 
water. 

"Ah!  you  old  water-paddler," 
said  she,  "was  it  you  that  spoke? 
I  am  weeping  for  my  golden  ball 
which  has  slipped  away  from  me 
into  the  water." 

"Be  quiet,  and  do  not  cry," 
said   the    frog;     "perhaps    I    can 


THE   FROG  PRINCE.  13 

help  thee.  But  what  wilt  thou 
give  me  if  I  fetch  thee  thy 
ball?" 

"What  will  you  have,  dear 
frog?"  said  she.  "My  dresses, 
my  rings  and  pearls,  or  the  golden 
crown  which  I  wear?" 

The  frog  answered,  "Dresses, 
or  rings,  or  golden  crowns,  are  not 
for  me;  but  if  thou  wilt  love  me, 
and  let  me  be  thy  playmate,  and 
sit  at  thy  table,  and  eat  from  thy 
little  golden  plate,  and  drink  out 
of  thy  cup,  and  sleep  in  thy  little 
bed,  —  if  thou  wilt  promise  me  all 
these,  then  will  I  dive  down  and 
get  thy  golden  ball." 


14  GRIMM'S  FAIRY   TALES. 

"Oh,  I  will  promise  you  all 
those,"  said  she,  "if  you  will  only 
get  me  my  ball."  But  she  thought 
to  herself,  "What  a  silly  frog. 
Let  him  remain  in  the  water  with 
his  equals;  he  cannot  play  with 
me." 

The  frog,  as  soon  as  he  had 
her  promise,  drew  his  head  under 
the  water  and  dived  down.  Soon 
he  swam  up  again  with  the 
ball  in  his  mouth,  and  threw 
it  on  the  grass.  The  King's 
daughter  was  full  of  joy  when 
she  again  saw  her  beautiful  play- 
thing; and,  taking  it  up,  she 
ran   off. 


THE   FROG  PRINCE.  15 

"Stop!  stop!"  cried  the  frog; 
"take  me  with  thee.  I  cannot 
run  as  thou  canst."  But  all  his 
croaking  was  useless;  although  it 
was  loud  enough,  the  King's 
daughter  did  not  heed  it,  but  ran 
home,  and  soon  forgot  the  poor 
frog,  who  was  obliged  to  leap 
back  into  the  fountain. 

The  next  day,  when  the  King's 
daughter  was  sitting  at  table  with 
her  father,  eating  from  her  own 
little  golden  plate,  something  was 
heard  coming  up  the  marble 
stairs,  splish-splash,  splish-splash. 
When  it  came  to  the  top,  it 
knocked  at  the  door,  and  a  voice 


16  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

said,  "Open  the  door,  thou  young- 
est daughter  of  the  King ! "  The 
maiden  rose  and  went  to  see  who 
it  was  that  called  her.  When 
she  opened  the  door  and  caught 
sight  of  the  frog,  she  shut  it 
again,  and  sat  down  at  the  table, 
looking  very  pale.  The  King 
saw  that  she  was  in  fear  of  some- 
thing, and  asked  her  if  a  giant 
had  come  to  take  her  away,  "Oh, 
no!"  answered  she;  "it  is  not  a 
giant,  but  an  ugly  frog." 

"What  does  the  frog  want  of 
you?"  said  the  King. 

"Oh,  dear  father,  when  I  was 
playing  by  the  fountain,  my  golden 


THE    FROG  PRINCE.  17 

ball  fell  into  the  water,  and  this 
frog  fetched  it  up  again  because 
I  cried  so  much.  I  must  tell  you, 
that  I  promised  him  he  should  be 
my  playmate.  I  never  thought 
that  he  could  come  out  of  the 
water,  but  somehow  he  has 
jumped  out,  and  now  he  wants  to 
come  in  here." 

At  that  moment  there  was  an- 
other knock,  and  a  voice  said, — 

''King's  daughter,  youngest, 

Open  the  door. 
Hast  thou  forgotten 
Thy  promises  made 
At  the  fountain  so  clear 
'Neath  the  lime-tree's  shade  ? 
King's  daughter,  youngest, 

Open  the  door." 


18  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

Then  the  King  said,  "What 
you  have  promised,  that  you  must 
perform;  go  and  let  him  in."  So 
the  King's  daughter  opened  the 
door,  and  the  frog  hopped  into 
the  room  right  up  to  her  chair. 
As  soon  as  she  was  seated,  the 
frog  said,  "Take  me  up."  But 
she  waited  so  long  that  at  last 
the  King  said  she  must  obey  the 
frog. 

As  soon  as  the  frog  was  placed 
on  the  chair  he  jumped  upon  the 
table  and  said,  "Now  push  thy 
plate  near  me,  that  we  may  both 
eat  from  it."  And  she  did  so,  but 
as  every  one  saw,  with  very  bad 


THE   FROG  PRINCE.  19 

grace.  The  frog  seemed  to  relish 
his  dinner,  but  every  bit  that 
the  King's  daughter  ate  nearly 
choked  her.  At  last  the  frog 
said,  "I  feel  very  tired;  wilt  thou 
carry  me  upstairs  into  thy  chamber 
and  make  thy  bed  ready  for  me 
to  sleep  in  it?"  At  this  speech 
the  King's  daughter  began  to  cry, 
for  she  was  afraid  of  the  cold  frog, 
and  dared  not  touch  him;  and 
besides,  he  wanted  to  sleep  in  her 
own  beautiful,  clean  bed. 

But  her  tears  made  the  King 
very  angry,  and  he  said,  "Never 
treat  with  scorn  one  who  has 
helped     you     in     time     of    your 


20  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

trouble."  So  she  took  the  frog 
up  with  two  fingers,  and  put  him 
in  a  corner  of  her  room.  But  he 
hopped  up  to  her  and  said,  "I  am 
so  yery  tired  that  I  shall  sleep 
well;  do  let  me  rest  on  your  pil- 
low.'9 But  she  threw  him  against 
the  wall,  saying,  "Now,  will  you 
be  quiet,  you  ugly  frog ! " 

As  he  fell  he  was  changed  from 
a  frog  into  a  handsome  Prince 
with  beautiful  eyes,  who  after  a 
little  while  became,  with  her 
father's  consent,  her  dearest  friend 
and  playmate.  Then  he  told  her 
how  he  had  been  changed  to  a 
frog  by  an  eyil  witch,  and  that  no 


THE   FROG  PRINCE. 


21 


one  but  herself  had  the  power  to 
take  him  out  of  the  fountain;  and 
that  now  she  should  share  his 
kingdom. 


So  one  day  a  carriage  drawn  by 
eight  white  horses,  with  ostrich 
feathers  on  their  heads,  and  golden 
bridles,  drove  up  to  the  door  of 


22  GRIMM'S   FAIRY    TALES. 

the  palace,  and  behind  the  carriage 
stood  trusty  Henry,  the  servant 
of  the  young  Prince.  When  his 
master  was  changed  into  a  frog, 
trusty  Henry  had  grieved  so  much 
that  he  had  bound  three  iron  bands 
round  his  heart,  for  fear  it  should 
break  with  grief  and  sorrow. 

When  the  carriage  was  ready 
to  carry  the  young  Prince  to 
his  own  country,  the  faithful 
Henry  helped  the  Princess  and 
the  Prince  into  the  carriage,  and 
placed  himself  in  the  seat  behind, 
full  of  joy  at  his  master's  release. 

They  had  not  gone  far  when 
the   Prince    heard    a  crack  as   if 


THE   FROG   PRINCE.  23 

something  had  broken  behind  the 
carriage.  He  put  his  head  out  of 
the  window  and  asked  Henry 
what  had  broken,  and  Henry 
answered,  "It  was  not  the  car- 
riage, my  master,  but  a  band 
which  I  bound  round  my  heart 
when  it  was  in  such  grief  because 
you  were  changed  into  a  frog." 

Twice  afterwards  on  the  journey 
there  was  the  same  noise,  and  each 
time  the  Prince  thought  that  it  was 
some  part  of  the  carriage  that  had 
given  way;  but  it  was  only  the 
breaking  of  the  bands  which  bound 
the  heart  of  the  trusty  Henry,  who 
was  ever  after  free  and  happy. 


THE    FAITHFUL    BEASTS. 

There  was  once  a  man  who 
had  very  little  money,  but  with 
what  he  had  he  went  into  the 
wide  world.  Soon  he  came  to  a 
village  where  some  boys  were 
running  together  screaming  and 
laughing,  and  he  asked  them 
what  was  the  matter.  "Oh!" 
said  they,  "we  have  a  mouse 
which  we  are  going  to  teach  to 
dance.  What  sport  it  will  be! 
How  it  will  skip  round!" 

The  man  pitied  the  poor  mouse, 
and  said,  "Let  it  go,  my  boys,  and 
I    will    give    you    money."       He 


THE   FAITHFUL   BEASTS.  25 

gave  them  some  coppers,  and  they 
let  the  poor  animal  loose,  and  it 
ran  as  fast  as  it  could  into  a  hole 
close  by. 

After  this  the  man  went  on  to 
another  Tillage,  where  some  boys 
had  a  monkey,  which  they  forced 
to  dance  and  tumble,  without  let- 
ting the  poor  thing  have  any  rest. 
To  these  also  the  man  gave 
money  to  get  them  to  set  the 
monkey  free. 

By-and-by,  coming  to  a  third 
village,  he  saw  the  boys  making  a 
bear  dance  in  chains  and  stand 
upright,  and  if  he  growled  they 
seemed    all    the    better    pleased. 


26  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

The  man  also  bought  the  bear 
and  set  him  free.  The  bear,  very 
glad  to  find  himself  on  his  four 
feet  again,  tramped  away. 

The  man  had  now  spent  all  his 
money,  and  found  he  had  not 
even  a  copper  left  in  his  pocket 
with  which  to  buy  a  morsel  of 
food.  At  last  he  was  nearly  dead 
with  hunger,  and  as  no  one  would 
give  him  bread,  he  was  tempted 
to  steal.  One  of  the  King's 
guards  caught  him  and  put  him 
into  a  chest  and  threw  the  chest 
into  the  water. 

The  lid  of  the  chest  was  full  of 
holes   whereby   he   might   obtain 


THE   FAITHFUL   BEASTS.  27 

air,  and  a  jug  of  water  with  a  loaf 
of  bread  were  put  in  for  him. 

While  he  was  floating  about  in 
great  distress  of  mind,  he  heard 
something  gnawing  and  scratch- 
ing at  the  lock  of  his  chest,  and 


all  at  once  it  gave  way  and  up 
flew  the  lid.  Then  he  saw  the 
mouse  and  the  monkey  and  the 
bear  standing  by,  and  found  it 
was  they  who  had  opened  the 
chest    because    he     had     helped 


28  GRIMM'S  FAIRY  TALES. 

them;    but   they    did    not    know 
what  to  do  next. 

Just  then  a  white,  egg-shaped 
stone  rolled  into  the  water. 
"This  has  come  in  the  very  nick 
of  time,"  said  the  bear,  ufor  it  is 
a  magic  stone,  which  will  take  its 
owner  to  whatever  place  he 
wishes  to  see." 

The  man  picked  up  the  stone, 
and  as  he  held  it  in  his  hand  he 
wished  himself  in  a  castle  with 
a  garden  and  stables.  Scarcely 
had  he  done  so  when  he  found 
himself  in  a  castle  with  a  garden 
and  stables  just  to  his  mind, 
where  everything  was  so  beauti- 


THE   FAITHFUL   BEASTS.  29 

ful  that  he  could  not  admire  it 
enough. 

After  a  time,  some  merchants 
came  that  way,  and,  as  they 
passed,  one  called  to  the  other, 
"See  what  a  noble  castle  stands 
here,  where  lately  there  was 
nothing  but  dreary  sand."  They 
entered  the  castle  and  asked  the 
man  how  he  had  built  the  palace 
so  quickly.  "I  did  not  do  it," 
said  he,  "it  is  the  work  of  my 
wonderful  stone." 

"What  kind  of  a  stone  can  it 
be?"  inquired  the  merchants; 
the  man  showed  it  to  them  and 
the  sight  of   it   pleased  them  so 


30  GRIMM'S   FAIRY    TALES. 

much  that  they  asked  if  he 
would  sell  it,  and  they  offered 
him  all  their  beautiful  goods 
for  it.  The  goods  took  the  man's 
fancy,  and,  his  heart  being  fickle 
and  wishing  for  new  things,  he 
thought  them  worth  more  than 
his  stone,  so  he  gave  it  to  them, 
taking  their  goods  in  exchange. 

But  scarcely  had  it  left  his 
hands  when  all  his  fortune  was 
gone,  and  he  found  himself  again 
in  the  floating  chest  on  the  water, 
with  nothing  but  the  jug  of  water 
and  loaf  of  bread. 

The  faithful  beasts,  the  mouse, 
the    monkey,   and    the    bear,  as 


THE   FAITHFUL   BEASTS.  31 

soon  as  they  saw  this,  came 
again  to  help  him,  but  they  could 
not  unfasten  the  lock,  because 
it  was  much  stronger  than  the 
former  one.  The  bear  said,  "We 
must  get  the  wonderful  stone 
again,  or  our  work  is  useless." 

Now,  the  merchants  had 
stopped  at  the  castle  and  lived 
there,  so  the  three  faithful  animals 
went  together  to  the  castle.  The 
bear  said  the  mouse  must  peep 
through  the  keyhole  and  see  what 
was  going  on,  for,  being  so  small, 
no  one  would  notice  him.  The 
mouse  soon  came  back,  and  said, 
"It  is  useless,  I  have  peeped  in, 


32  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

but  the  stone  hangs  on  a  red  rib- 
bon below  the  mirror,  and  above 
and  below  sit  two  great  cats  with 
fiery  eyes  to  watch  it." 

The  bear  and  the  monkey  said, 
"Never  mind,  go  back  again  and 
wait  till  the  master  goes  to  bed 
and  falls  asleep;  then  do  you  slip 
in  through  the  hole  and  creep  on 
the  bed,  twitch  his  nose  and  bite 
off  one  of  his  whiskers." 

So  the  mouse  crept  in  and 
did  as  she  was  told,  and  the 
master,  waking  up,  rubbed  his 
nose  in  a  passion,  and  said, 
"The  cats  are  worth  nothing! 
They  let  in  the  mice,   who  bite 


THE   FAITHFUL   BEASTS.  33 

the  very  hair  off  my  head!"  and 
so  saying,  he  drove  the  cats 
away. 

The  next  night,  as  soon  as  the 
master  was  sound  asleep,  the 
mouse  crept  in  again,  and  nibbled 
and  gnawed  at  the  ribbon  until  it 
broke  in  halves,  and  down  fell  the 
stone,  which  she  then  pushed  out 
under  the  door.  But  this  was 
very  hard  for  the  poor  mouse  to 
manage,  and  she  called  to  the 
monkey,  who  drew  it  quite  out 
with  his  long  paws.  This  was  an 
easy  matter  for  him,  and  he 
carried  the  stone  down  to  the 
water. 


34  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

• 

There  the  monkey  asked  how 
they  were  to  get  at  the  chest. 
"Oh,"  replied  the  bear,  "that  is 
easy  to  do;  you,  monkey,  shall 
sit  upon  my  back,  holding  fast 
with  your  hands  while  you  carry 
the  stone  in  your  mouth.  You, 
mouse,  can  sit  in  my  right  ear 
and  I  will  swim  to  the  chest." 
They  all  did  as  the  bear  said,  and 
he  swam  off  down  the  river. 

Soon  he  felt  uneasy  at  the 
silence,  and  began  to  chatter  to 
himself.  At  last  he  said,  "Do 
you  hear,  Mr.  Monkey?  We  are 
brave  fellows."  But  the  monkey 
did  not  answer  a  word.     "Is  that 


THE   FAITHFUL   BEASTS.  35 

manners?"  said  the  bear,  again. 
"Will  you  not  give  your  comrade 
an  answer?  A  crabbed  fellow  is 
he  who  makes  no  reply." 

Then  the  monkey  could  no 
longer  restrain  himself,  and  letting 
the  stone  fall  into  the  water,  he 
cried  out,  "You  stupid  fellow, 
how  could  I  answer  you  with 
the  stone  in  my  mouth?  Now  it 
is  lost,  and  it  is  your  own  fault." 

"Do  not  be  angry,"  said  the 
bear;  "we  will  soon  find  it." 
Then  he  called  to  all  the  frogs 
and  other  creatures  living  in  the 
water,  and  said  to  them,  "There 
is  an  enemy  coming  against  you; 


36  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

but  make  haste  and  bring  us 
some  stones  as  quickly  as  you  can, 
and  we  will  build  a  wall  to  protect 
you." 

These  words  frightened  the 
water  animals,  and  they  brought 
stones  from  all  sides.  At  last  a 
fat  old  frog  came  waddling  along, 
with  the  wonderful  stone  in  her 
mouth.  Then  the  bear  was  glad, 
and  taking  the  stone  he  thanked 
them  all  and  told  them,  they 
might  go  home.  Then  the  three 
beasts  swam  to  the  man  in  the 
chest,  and,  breaking  the  lid  by 
the  aid  of  stones,  they  found  they 
had  come  just  in  the  nick  of  time, 


THE   FAITHFUL   BEASTS. 


37 


for  he  had  just  drunk  his  last 
drop  of  water  and  eaten  the  last 
crumb  of  his  bread,  and  was  al- 
most starved.  As  soon  as  the  man 
took  the  magic  stone  in  his  hand 
he  wished  himself  quite  well  and 
back  in  the  castle  with  the  garden 
and  stables.  No  sooner  had  he 
wished  than  he  was  there,  and  his 
three  faithful  beasts  with  him. 
And  there  they  all  lived  in  great 
comfort  to  the  end  of  their  days. 


i 


STAR  DOLLARS. 

Once  upon  a  time,  there  was 
a  little  girl  whose  father  and 
mother  died  leaving  her  so  poor 
that  she  had  no  roof  to  shelter 
her,  and  no  bed  to  sleep  in.  At 
last  she  had  nothing  left  but  the 
clothes  on  her  back,  and  a  loaf  of 
bread  in  her  hand,  which  some 
kind  person  had  given  to  her. 
But  she  was  a  good  and  pious 
little  girl,  and  when  she  found 
herself  forsaken  by  all  the  world, 
she  went  into  the  fields,  trusting 
God. 


STAR   DOLLARS. 


39 


Soon  she  met  a  poor  man,  who 
said  to  her,  "Give  me  something 
to  eat,  for  I  am  very  hungry." 
She  handed  him  the  whole  loaf; 
and,  with  a  "God  bless  you!" 
walked  on. 


Next  she  met  a  little  girl  cry- 
ing. This  child  said,  "Pray  give 
me  something  to  cover  my  head, 
it  is  so  cold!"  She  then  took  off 
her  bonnet,  and  gave  it  away. 


40  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

Then  she  met  another  who  had 
no  dress,  and  to  this  one  she  gave 
her  frock.  By  that  time  it  was 
growing  dark,  and  our  little  girl 
entered  a  forest,  where  she  met 
a  fourth  maiden,  who  begged  for 
something  to  wear,  and  to  her  she 
gave  her  petticoat.  For,  thought 
our  heroine,  "It  is  growing  dark, 
and  no  one  will  see  me,  so  I  can 
give  away  this."  And  now  when 
she  had  scarcely  anything  left  to 
cover  herself  with  some  of  the 
stars  fell  down  in  the  form  of 
silver  dollars,  and  among  them 
she  found  a  petticoat  of  the  finest 
linen!     And  in  that  she  collected 


STAR   DOLLARS. 


41 


the   star-money,  which  made  her 
rich  all  the  rest  of  her  life ! 


THE    GOLD    CHILDREN. 

Once  upon  a  time,  there  was  a 
poor  man  and  his  wife,  who  had 
nothing  in  the  world  but  their 
hut.  They  lived  from  hand  to 
mouth  by  catching  fish.  Once 
the  man,  sitting  by  the  water's 
edge,  threw  in  his  net,  and  drew 
out  a  golden  fish.  While  he  was 
looking  at  the  fish  with  great 
wonder,  it  said,  "Do  you  hear, 
fisherman?  Throw  me  back  into 
the  water,  and  I  will  change  your 
hut  into  a  fine  castle."  But  the 
fisherman  replied,  "What  use  is  a 


THE    GOLD    CHILDREN.  43 

castle  to  me  if  I  have  nothing  to 
eat?"  "That  is  taken  care  of," 
said  the  fish,  "for  in  the  castle 
you  will  find  a  cupboard,  which  is 
full  of  food." 

"Well,  if  that  be  so,"  said  the 
man,  "you  will  soon  have  your 
wish." 

"Yes,"  said  the  fish,  "but  you 
must  make  me  one  promise:  that 
you  tell  nobody  in  the  world, 
whoever  he  may  be,  from  whence 
your  luck  comes,  for  if  you  speak 
a  single  word  about  it,  all  will  be 
lost." 

The  man  threw  the  fish  back 
into  the  water   and  went  home; 


44  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

and  where  his  hut  had  stood  he 
found  a  large  castle.  The  sight 
made  him  open  his  eyes,  and  step- 
ping in,  he  found  his  wife  dressed 
in  costly  clothes,  sitting  in  a  large 
room.  She  was  very  much 
pleased,  and  said,  "  Husband,  how 
has  all  this  happened?  This  is 
very  nice ! " 

"Yes,"  replied  her  husband, 
"it  pleases  me  also;  but  now  I 
am  hungry,  so  give  me  something 
to  eat." 

His  wife  said,  "I  have  nothing, 
and  I  am  sure  I  do  not  know 
where  to  find  any  food  in  this 
new  house!" 


THE    GOLD    CHILDREN.  45 

"Oh!  there  is  a  great  cupboard; 
open  that,"  said  the  husband; 
and,  as  soon  as  she  did  so,  behold! 
There  were  cakes,  meat,  and  fruit. 
At  the  sight  of  these  the  wife 
laughed,  and  cried,  "What  else 
can  you  wish  for  now,  my  dear?" 
and  they  began  eating  at  once. 
But,  when  they  had  had  enough, 
the  wife  asked,  "Now,  my  hus- 
band,   whence    comes    all    this?" 

"Ah,"  he  said,  "do  not  ask! 
I  dare  not  tell  you,  for  if  I  let  out 
the  secret  to  any  one  our  fortune 
will  fly."  "Well,  I  am  sure  I  do 
not  want  to  know,"  she  replied; 
but  she  was  not  in  earnest,   and 


46  GRIMM'S   FAIRY    TALES. 

she  let  him  have  no  peace,  night 
or  day,  teasing  him  so  long,  that 
at  last  he  told  her  that  all  their 
fortune  came  from  a  golden  fish 
which  he  had  caught  and  set  free 
again. 

No  sooner  were  the  words  out 
of  his  mouth,  than  the  fine  castle, 
with  its  cupboard,  was  gone,  and 
they  found  themselves  again  in 
their  old  hut. 

The  man  now  had  to  take  up 
his  old  trade  of  fishing,  and  he 
pulled  out  the  golden  fish  a 
second  time.  "Alas,"  said  the 
fish,  "let  me  go  again,  and  I  will 
give  you  back  your  castle,  with 


THE    GOLD    CHILDREN.  47 

the  cupboard  of  meat;  only  keep 
it  secret,  or  again  you  will  lose 
all." 

"I  will  take  care,"  replied  the 
fisherman,  and  he  threw  the  fish 
into  the  water.  At  home  all  was 
in  its  former  splendor,  and  the 
wife  was  glad  of  her  good 
fortune;  but,  after  a  few  days, 
she  began  to  beg  her  husband 
again  to  tell  her  how  he  came 
by  the  castle. 

For  a  long  time  the  man  held 
his  tongue,  but  at  length  he  be- 
came so  angry  with  her  that  he 
told  the  secret.  At  the  same 
moment  the  castle  sank  into  the 


48  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

earth,  and  they  found  themselves 
in  the  old  hut.  "There,  are  you 
happy  now?"  said  the  man  to  his 
wife.  "Now  we  may  feel  the 
pangs  of  hunger  again."  "Ah," 
she  replied,  "I  do  not  care  for 
wealth  unless  I  may  know  from 
whence  it  comes." 

The  man  went  fishing  again, 
and  in  a  few  days  he  was  lucky 
enough  to  pull  up  the  golden  fish 
for  a  third  time.  "Well,  well," 
said  the  fish,  "I  see  I  am  fated  to 
fall  into  your  hands,  so  take  me 
home  and  cut  me  into  six  pieces; 
two  of  which  you  must  give  to 
your   wife    to    eat,    two    to    your 


THE   GOLD  CHILDREN.  49 

horse,  and  two  you  must  put  into 
the  ground,  and  then  you  will  be 
blessed." 

The  man  took  the  fish  home, 
and  did  as  it  had  said.  From  the 
two  pieces  which  he  sowed  in  the 
ground,  golden  lilies  grew  up; 
from  the  two  pieces  eaten  by  the 
horse,  two  golden  colts  were 
born;  and  from  the  wife's  share, 
she  had  two  golden  children. 

The  children  grew  up  beautiful 
and  fair,  and  with  them  grew  the 
two  lilies  and  the  two  colts.  One 
day  the  children  said  to  their 
father,  "We  will  mount  our  golden 
steeds  and  travel  in  the  world." 


50  GRIMM'S   FAIRY    TALES. 

But  he  replied,  "How  shall  I 
know  if  you  are  well  and  happy 
when  you  are  so  far  from  me  ? " 

"The  two  golden  lilies,"  said 
they,  "will  remain  here,  and  by 
them  you  can  see  how  we 
prosper:  are  they  fresh,  so  are 
we  well;  do  they  droop,  so  are 
we  ill;  do  they  die,  so  are  we 
dead." 

With  these  words  they  rode 
away,  and  soon  came  to  an  inn 
where  there  were  many  people, 
who,  when  they  saw  the  two 
golden  children,  laughed  at  them. 
One  of  them,  when  he  heard  the 
jeers,    was    ashamed,    and   would 


THE    GOLD    CHILDREN.  51 

go  no  farther,  but  turned  round 
and  went  home  to  his  father;  the 
other  rode  on  till  he  came  to  a 
large  forest.  Just  as  he  was 
about  to  ride  into  it  the  people 
said  to  him,  "You  would  better 
not  go  there,  for  the  forest  is  full 
of  robbers,  who  will  act  badly  to 
you,  and  when  they  see  that  you 
and  your  horse  are  golden  they 
will  kill  you." 

But  the  youth  said,  "I  must 
and  will  go." 

Then  he  took  bears'  skins,  and 
covered  himself  and  his  horse 
with  them,  so  that  nothing  golden 
could  be  seen;    this  done,  he  rode 


52  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

into  the  wood.  When  he  had 
ridden  a  little  way,  he  heard  a 
a  rustling  among  the  bushes,  and 
soon  heard  voices  talking.  One 
voice  said,  "Here  comes  one!" 
But  another  said,  "Let  him  alone; 
he's  only  a  bear  hunter,  and  as 
poor  and  cold  as  a  church-mouse. 
What  should  we  do  with  him?" 

So  the  gold  child  rode  un- 
harmed through  the  forest.  Next 
he  came  to  a  village,  where  he 
saw  a  maiden  so  beautiful  that  he 
thought  there  could  not  be  one 
like  her  in  all  the  world.  He 
loved  her,  and  asked  her  if  she 
would  be  his  wife. 


THE    GOLD    CHILDREN.  53 


The  maiden  was  very  much 
pleased,  and  said,  "Yes,  I  will 
become  your  wife,  and  be  faithful 
to  you  all  your  life."  Then  they 
made  a  wedding  feast,  and  while 
they  were  still  at  the  table  the 
father  of  the  bride  came,  and 
asked,  in  great  anger,  where  the 
bridegroom    was. 

They  showed  him  the  golden 
child,  who  still  wore  his  bear-skins 
around  him,  and  the  father  said, 
"Never  shall  a  bear-hunter  marry 
my  daughter!"  and  he  wxould  have 
killed  him.  The  bride  begged  for 
his  life,  saying,  "He  is  my  hus- 
band, and  I  love  him  with  all  my 


54  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

heart";  so  at  last  her  father 
consented  to  spare  him. 

The  father,  however,  was  always 
thinking  about  this  man,  and  one 
morning1  he  rose  early  in  order  to 
look  at  his  daughter's  husband,  and 
see  whether  he  were  a  common 
ragged  beggar  or  not.  When  he 
looked,  behold  there  was  a  golden 
man,  while  the  thrown-off  bear's 
skin  lay  upon  the  ground.  Then 
the  father  went  away,  well  pleased 
that  he  had  not  killed  the  bear- 
hunter. 

The  same  night  the  gold  child 
dreamed  that  he  hunted  a  fine 
stag,  and  when  he  awoke  in  the 


THE    GOLD   CHILDREN.  55 

morning,  he  said  to  his  bride,  "I 
must  be  off  to  the  hunt!"  She 
begged  him  to  stay,  and  said,  "A 
great  misfortune  may  happen  to 
you";  but  he  said,  "I  must  and 
will  go!" 

So  he  rode  away  into  the  forest, 
and  soon  met  a  proud  stag,  just  as 
he  had  dreamed.  He  aimed  at  it, 
and  would  have  shot,  but  the  stag 
sprang  off.  Then  he  followed  it 
oyer  hedges  and  ditches  the  whole 
day,  and  at  evening  it  went  from 
his  sight.  When  now  the  gold 
child  looked  round,  he  found  him- 
self before  a  little  house,  where 
dwelt  a  witch.      He  knocked  at 


56  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

the  door,  and  a  little  old  woman 
came,  and  asked,  "What  are  you 
doing  so  late  in  the  midst  of  this 
forest?" 

"Haye  you  not  seen  a  stag?" 
he  inquired. 

"Yes,"  she  replied;  "I  know 
the  stag  well":  just  then  a  little 
dog  which  was  in-doors  barked 
loudly  at  the  stranger.  "Be  quiet, 
you  evil  dog!"  he  cried;  "or  I  will 
shoot  you."  At  this  the  witch 
was  in  a  great  passion,  and  cried, 
"What!  will  you  kill  my  dog?" 
Then  she  turned  the  gold  child  into 
a  stone,  His  poor  wife  waited  for 
him  in  vain,  and  soon  she  thought, 


THE    GOLD   CHILDREN. 


57 


"Ah!  what  I  feared  in  my  heavy 
heart  has  fallen  upon  him." 

But  at  home  the  other  brother 
stood  by  the  golden  lilies,  and 
suddenly    one    of   them    fell    off. 


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"Ah,  Heaven!"  said  he,  "some 
great  misfortune  has  happened  to 
my  brother!  I  must  be  off,  and 
see  if  I  can  save  him." 

But  the  father  said,  "Stay  here, 


58  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

If  I  lose  you,  too,  what  will  be- 
come of  me?" 

"I  must  and  will  go,"  said  the 
youth.  So  he  mounted  his  golden 
horse,  and  rode  away  till  he  came 
to  the  large  forest  where  his 
brother  lay  in  the  form  of  a  stone. 
Out  of  her  house  came  the  old 
witch,  who  called  to  him,  and 
would  have  turned  him  to  stone 
also,  but  without  going  near  her, 
he  said,  "I  will  shoot  you  if  you 
do  not  restore  my  brother  to  me." 

She  was  afraid  of  the  brave 
brother,  and,  touching  the  stone 
with  her  fingers,  she  gave  the 
gold  child  his  human  form  again. 


THE    GOLD   CHILDREN.  59 

The  two  gold  children  were  full 
of  joy  when  they  saw  each  other 
again,  and  kissed  and  embraced, 
and  rode  together  out  of  the 
forest.  Then  they  parted — the 
one  went  to  his  bride,  and  the 
other  to  his  father.  The  father 
said  to  the  child  that  returned  to 
him,  "I  knew  that  you  had  saved 
your  brother,  for  the  golden  lily 
became  fresh  and  blooming  while 
you  were  gone." 

After  this  they  lived  happily, 
and  all  went  well  with  them  till 
the  end  of  their  lives. 


THE  WHITE  SNAKE. 

A  long  while  ago  there  lived  a 
King  whose  wisdom  was  the 
wonder  of  the  world.  Nothing 
was  unknown  to  him,  and  it 
seemed  as  if  the  tidings  of  the 
most  hidden  things  were  borne  to 
him  through  the  air.  He  had, 
however,  one  strange  custom: 
every  noon,  when  the  table  was 
quite  cleared,  and  no  one  was 
present,  his  trusty  servant  had  to 
bring  him  a  covered  dish.  The 
servant  himself  did  not  know 
what  lay  in  it,  and  no  man  knew, 


THE    WHITE    SNAKE.  61 

for   the  King  never  ate  thereof 
until  he  was  quite  alone. 

This  went  on  for  a  long  time, 
until  one  day  the  servant  who 
carried  the  dish  was  seized  with 
such  a  desire  to  know  the  secret, 
that  he  could  not  resist  it,  and  so 
took  the  dish  into  his  chamber. 
As  soon  as  he  had  locked  the  door, 
he  raised  the  cover,  and  there 
lay  before  him  a  white  snake. 
When  he  saw  it,  he  wished  to 
taste  it,  so  he  cut  a  piece  off  and 
put  it  into  his  mouth.  Scarcely 
had  his  tongue  touched  it,  when 
he  heard  before  his  window  a 
strange  whisper  of  low  voices. 


62  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

He  listened,  and  found  out  that 
it  was  the  sparrows  who  were 
talking  with  one  another,  and 
telling  what  each  had  seen  in 
field  or  wood.  The  morsel  of  the 
snake  had  given  him  the  power 
to  understand  the  speech  of 
animals. 

Now  it  happened  on  this  day 
that  the  Queen  lost  her  finest 
ring,  and  many  thought  this 
faithful  servant,  who  had  the  care 
of  all  her  jewels,  had  stolen  it. 
The  King  ordered  him  to  appear 
before  him,  and  said,  in  angry 
words,  that  he  should  be  taken 
up  and  tried  if  he  did  not  know 


THE    WHITE    SNAKE.  63 

before  the  morrow  whom  to  name 
as  the  guilty  person. 

In  his  distress  and  trouble  the 
servant  went  away  into  the  court- 
yard, thinking  how  he  might 
help  himself.  There,  on  a  run- 
ning stream  of  water,  the  ducks 
were  smoothing  themselves  down 
with  their  beaks  while  they 
talked  to  each  other.  The  ser- 
vant stood  still  and  listened  to 
them  as  they  told  where  they 
had  waddled,  and  what  nice  food 
they  had  found.  One  said,  in  a 
vexed  tone,  "Something  very 
hard  is  in  my  stomach,  for  in  my 
haste  I  swallowed  a  ring  which 


64  GRIMM'S   FAIRY    TALES. 

lay  under  the  Queen's  window." 
Then  the  servant  caught  the 
speaker  up  by  her  neck,  and 
carried  hei  to  the  cook,  saying, 
"Just  kill  this  fowl,  it  is  fat." 
"Yes,"  said  the  cook,  lifting  it 
in  her  hand,  "it  has  spared  no 
trouble  in  cramming  itself;  it 
ought  to  have  been  roasted  long 
ago."  So  saying,  she  chopped 
off  its  head,  and,  when  she  cut  it 
open,  in  its  stomach  was  found 
the  Queen's  ring. 

The  servant  was  now  able  to 
prove  his  innocence  to  the  Queen, 
who,  wishing  to  repair  the  wrong 
done  him,  not  only  granted  him 


THE    WHITE    SNAKE.  65 

pardon,  but  offered  him  the  great- 
est place  of  honor  at  court.  The 
servant  refused  the  office,  and 
asked  for  a  horse  and  money  in- 
stead, for  he  had  a  desire  to  see 
the  world,  and  to  travel  about  it 
for  a  while. 

As  soon  as  his  wish  was  granted 
he  set  off  on  his  tour.  One  day 
he  came  to  a  pond,  in  which  he 
saw  three  fishes  caught  in  the 
reeds,  gasping  for  water.  Al- 
though men  say  fishes  are  dumb, 
yet  he  heard  their  complaint,  that 
they  must  soon  die.  Having  a 
kind  heart,  he  put  them  into  the 
water  again.    They  splashed  about 


66  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

for  joy,  and  putting  their  heads 
above  the  water,  said  to  him,  "We 
shall  be  grateful,  and  repay  you 
for  saying  us." 

He  rode  onwards,  and,  after  a 
while,  heard,  as  it  were,  a  voice  in 
the  sand  at  his  feet.  He  listened, 
and  heard  an  Ant  King  complain 
thus:  "If  these  men  would  but 
keep  away  with  their  great  fat 
beasts!  Here  comes  an  awkward 
horse  treading  my  people  under 
foot  without  mercy."  So  he  rode 
on  to  a  side  path,  and  the  Ant 
King  called  to  him,  "We  will  be 
grateful  and  reward  you." 

His  way  led  him  into  a  forest, 


THE    WHITE   SNAKE.  67 

and  there  he  saw  two  ravens 
dragging  their  young  out  of  their 
nest.  "Off  with  you,"  they  cried, 
"we  can  feed  you  no  longer,  you 
are  big  enough  now  to  help  your- 
selves." The  poor  young  ones 
lay  on  the  ground  beating  their 
wings  and  crying,  "We  helpless 
children,  we  must  feed  ourselves, 
we  who  cannot  fly  yet!  What 
is  left  to  us  but  to  die  here  of 
hunger?"  Then  the  servant  gave 
them  food  enough  to  last  until 
they  could  fly,  and  they  said: 
"We  will  be  grateful,  and  will 
reward  you  in  time  of  need!" 
After  he  had  gone  a  long  way 


68 


GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 


he  came  to  a  large  town,  in  the 
streets  of  which  there  was  a  great 
crowd.  A  man  on  horseback 
shouted  as  he  rode,  "The  Princess 
seeks  a  husband ;  but  he  who  wins 


her  must  perform  a  hard  task, 
and,  if  he  fails,  his  life  shall  be 
lost."  Many  had  tried  in  vain. 
But  when  the  youth  saw  the 
Princess,   he   was   so   blinded   by 


THE    WHITE   SNAKE.  69 

her  beauty,  that  he  forgot  all 
danger,  and  stepping  before  the 
King,  offered  himself  as  a  suitor. 

He  was  taken  to  the  sea,  and  a 
golden  ring  was  thrown  in  before 
his  eyes.  Then  the  King  bade 
him  fetch  this  ring  up  again  from 
the  bottom  of  the  sea,  adding, 
"If  you  rise  without  the  ring, 
you  shall  be  thrown  in  again  and 
again,  until  you  perish  in  the 
waves."  Every  one  pitied  the 
handsome  youth,  and  then  left 
him  alone  on  the  sea-shore. 

While  he  stood  planning  what 
he  should  do,  he  saw  three  fishes 
swimming  towards  him,  and  they 


70  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

were  no  others  than  the  three 
whose  lives  he  had  saved.  The 
middle  one  bore  a  mussel-shell  in 
its  mouth,  which  it  laid  on  the 
shore  at  the  feet  of  the  youth, 
who  opened  it,  and  found  the  gold 
ring  within. 

Full  of  joy,  he  took  it  to  the 
King,  hoping  that  he  should  re- 
ceive his  reward.  But  the  proud 
Princess,  when  she  saw  that  he 
was  not  her  equal  in  birth,  was 
ashamed  of  him,  and  gave  him  a 
second  task.  She  went  into  the 
garden  and  strewed  there  ten 
bags  of  millet-seed  in  the  grass, 
saying,  "  These  he  must  pick  up 


THE    WHITE   SNAKE.  71 

before  sunrise  to-morrow,  and  let 
him  not  miss  one  grain." 

The  youth  sat  down  in  the  gar- 
den, wondering  how  he  could  do 
it,  but  as  he  could  devise  no  way, 
he  sat  there  in  sorrow,  fearing  at 
the  dawn  of  day  to  be  led  to  his 
death. 

But,  as  soon  as  the  first  rays  of 
the  sun  fell  on  the  garden,  he 
saw  that  the  ten  sacks  were  all 
filled  and  standing  by  him,  while 
not  a  single  grain  was  left  in  the 
grass.  The  Ant  King  had  come 
in  the  night  with  his  thousands 
and  thousands  of  men,  and  the 
grateful    insects    had    picked    up 


72  GRIMM'S   FAIRY    TALES. 

every  seed  of  the  millet  and  put 
it  into  the  sacks. 

The  Princess  herself  came  into 
the  garden,  and  saw  with  wonder 
that  the  youth  had  done  what 
was  asked  of  him. 

Still  she  could  not  bend  her 
proud  heart,  and  she  said,  "  Al- 
though he  may  have  done  these 
two  tasks,  yet  he  shall  not  be  my 
husband  until  he  has  brought  me 
an  apple  from  the  tree  of  life." 

The  youth  did  not  know  where 
the  tree  of  life  stood;  he  got  up, 
indeed,  and  was  willing  to  go, 
but  he  had  no  hope  of  finding  it. 
After  he  had  gone  through  three 


THE    WHITE    SNAKE.  73 

kingdoms,  he'  came  at  evening  to 
a  forest,  and  sat  down  under  a 
tree,  for  he  wished  to  sleep. 
Suddenly  he  heard  a  rustling  in 
the  branches,  and  a  golden  apple 
fell  into  his  hand.  At  the  same 
time  three  ravens  flew  down,  and 
settled  on  his  knee,  saying,  "We 
are  the  three  young  ravens  whom 
you  saved  from  dying  of  hunger; 
when  we  were  grown  up,  and 
heard  that  you  sought  the  golden 
apple,  then  we  flew  over  the  sea, 
even  to  the  end  of  the  world 
where  stands  the  tree  of  life, 
and  we  have  brought  you  the 
apple." 


74 


GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 


Full  of  joy  the  youth  set  out 
on  his  return,  and  gave  the 
golden  apple  to  the  beautiful 
Princess,  who  now  had  no  more 
excuses.  So  they  divided  the 
apple  of  life,  and  after  they  had 
eaten  it,  the  heart  of  the  Princess 
was  filled  with  love  towards  the 
youth,  and  they  lived  to  a  great 
age  in  peace  and  happiness. 


BRIAR  ROSE. 

Iisr  olden  times  there  liyed  a 
King  and  Queen,  who  wished  day 
by  day  that  they  had  children, 
and  yet  never  a  one  was  born. 
One  day,  as  the  Queen  was  bath- 
ing, a  frog  hopped  out  of  the 
water,  and  said  to  her,  "You 
shall  have  your  wish;  before  a 
year  passes  you  shall  have  a 
daughter." 

As  the  frog  had  said,  so  it 
happened,  and  a  little  girl  was 
born,  who  was  so  beautiful  that 
the  King  almost  lost  his  senses. 


76  GRIMM'S  FAIRY   TALES, 

He  ordered  a  great  feast  to  be 
held,  and  invited  to  it  not  only 
his  relatives,  friends,  and  acquaint- 
ances, but  also  twelve  fairy  women 
who  are  kind  to  children.  There 
happened  to  be  thirteen  of  these 
in  his  kingdom,  but,  since  he  had 
only  twelve  golden  plates  from 
which  they  could  eat,  one  had  to 
stay  at  home. 

The  feast  was  held,  and,  as  soon 
as  it  was  over,  the  wise  women 
gave  the  infant  their  wonderful 
gifts:  one  gave  virtue,  another 
beauty,  a  third  riches,  and  so  on, 
until  the  child  had  everything 
that  is  to  be  desired  in  the  world. 


BRIAR   ROSE.  77 

Just  as  eleven  had  given  their 
presents,  the  thirteenth  old  lady 
stepped  in.  She  was  in  a  passion 
because  she  had  not  been  invited, 
and,  without  greeting  or  looking 
at  any  one,  she  exclaimed  loudly, 
"The  Princess  shall  prick  herself 
with  a  spindle  on  her  fifteenth 
birthday  and  die!"  and  without  a 
word  more  she  turned  her  back 
and  left  the  hall. 

All  were  terrified.  But  the 
twelfth  fairy,  who  had  not  yet 
made  her  wish,  stepped  up,  and 
because  she  could  not  take  away 
the  evil  wish,  but  could  only 
soften  it,  she  said,  "The  Princess 


78  GRIMM'S    FAIRY    TALES. 

shall  not  die  of  the  wound,  but 
shall  fall  into  a  sleep  for  a  hun- 
dred years." 

Then  the  King,  who  wished  to 
protect  his  child  from  this  fate, 
made  a  decree  that  every  spindle 
in  the  kingdom  should  be  burnt. 
In  time  all  the  wishes  of  the 
wise  women  were  fulfilled,  and 
the  maiden  became  so  beautiful, 
gentle,  virtuous,  and  clever,  that 
every  one  who  saw  her  fell  in 
love  with  her.  On  the  day  that 
she  was  fifteen  years  old,  she 
happened  to  be  left  alone  in  the 
castle.  The  maiden  looked  about 
in  every  place,  going  through  all 


BRIAR   ROSE. 


79 


the  rooms  and  chambers  just  as 
she  pleased,  until  she  came  at  last 
to  an  old  tower.  Up  the  narrow, 
winding  staircase  she  tripped, 
until    she    came    to    a    door,    in 


the  lock  of  which  was  a  rusty 
key.  This  she  turned,  and  the 
door  swung  open,  and  there  in 
the  little  room  sat  an  old  woman 
spinning  flax. 


80  GRIMM'S  FAIRY   TALES. 

"Good  day,  my  good  old  lady," 
said  the  Princess,  "what  are  yon 
doing  here?" 

"I  am  spinning,"  said  the  old 
woman,  nodding  her  head. 

"What  thing  is  this  which 
twists  round  so  merrily?"  asked 
the  maiden,  as  she  took  the 
spindle  to  try  her  hand  at  spin- 
ning. Scarcely  had  she  done  so 
when  she  pricked  her  finger,  and 
at  the  very  same  moment  fell 
back  in  a  deep  sleep  upon  a  bed 
which  stood  near.  Every  body 
in  the  castle  fell  asleep  also.  The 
King  and  Queen,  who  had  just 
returned,  fell  asleep  in  the  hall, 


BRIAR   ROSE.  81 

and  all  their  courtiers  with  them 

—  the  horses  in  the  stables,  the 
doves  upon  the  eaves,  the  flies 
upon  the  walls,  and  even  the  fire 
upon  the  hearth,  all  ceased  to  stir, 

—  the  meat  which  was  cooking 
ceased  to  sizzle,  and  the  cook,  at 
the  instant  of  pulling  the  hair  of 
the  kitchen  boy,  lost  his  hold  and 
began  to  snore.  The  wind  fell, 
and  not  a  leaf  rustled  on  the  trees 
round  the  castle. 

Now,  around  the  palace  a  thick 
hedge  of  briars  began  to  grow. 
Every  year  it  grew  higher  and 
higher,  till  the  castle  was  quite 
hidden   from   view,   so   that    one 


82  GRIMM'S   FAIRY    TALES. 

could  not  even  see  the  flag  upon 
the  tower.  Then  there  went 
through  the  land  a  legend  of  the 
beautiful  maiden  Briar  Rose,  for 
so  was  the  sleeping  Princess 
named,  and  from  time  to  time 
Princes  came  and  tried  to  break 
through  the  hedge  into  the 
castle.  This  was  impossible,  for 
the  thorns  held  them,  as  if  by 
hands,  and  the  youths,  unable 
to  release  themselves,  perished 
miserably. 

After  the  lapse  of  many  years, 
there  came  another  King's  son 
into  the  country.  He  heard  an 
old  man   tell  the  legend    of  the 


BRIAR   ROSE.  83 

hedge  of  briars,  behind  which 
stood  a  castle  where  slept  a  fair 
and  lovely  Princess  called  Briar 
Rose,  who  had  slumbered  nearly 
a  hundred  years,  and  with  her 
the  King  and  Queen  and  all  their 
court.  The  old  man  also  told 
what  he  had  heard  from  his 
grandfather,  that  many  a  Prince 
had  come  from  afar  and  tried  to 
get  through  the  hedge,  but  had 
died  a  miserable  death.  This 
youth  was  not  to  be  daunted, 
and  however  much  the  old  man 
tried  to  dissuade  him,  he  only 
answered,  "I  fear  not,  I  will  see 
this  hedge  of  briars ! " 


84  GRIMM'S   FAIRY    TALES. 

Just  at  that  time  came  the  last 
day  of  the  hundred  years,  when 
Briar  Rose  was  to  wake  again. 
As  the  young  Prince  drew  near 
the  hedge,  the  thorns  turned  to 
large,  fine  flowers,  which  of  their 
own  accord  made  a  way  for  him 
to  pass  through,  and  again  closed 
up  behind  him.  In  the  court- 
yard he  saw  the  horses  and  dogs 
lying  fast  asleep,  and  on  the 
eaves  were  the  doves  with  their 
heads  beneath  their  wings. 

In  the  house  he  saw  the  flies 
asleep  upon  the  wall,  the  cook 
still  standing  with  his  hand  on 
the  hair  of  the  kitchen-boy,  and 


BRIAR   ROSE.  85 

the  maid  at  the  board  with  the 
fowl  in  her  hand.  He  went  on5 
and  found  the  courtiers  lying 
asleep  in  the  hall,  and  above,  by 
the  throne,  were  the  King  and 
the  Queen.  He  went  on  further, 
and  all  was  so  quiet  that  he  could 
hear  himself  breathe,  till  at  last 
he  came  to  the  tower  and  opened 
the  door  of  the  little  room  where 
slept  Briar  Rose.  There  she  lay, 
looking  so  beautiful  that  he  could 
not  turn  away  his  eyes,  and  he 
bent  over  her  and  kissed  her.  As 
he  did  so  she  opened  her  eyes, 
awoke,  and  greeted  him  with 
smiles.      Then    they   went    down 


86  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

together,  and  instantly  the  King 
and  Queen  and  the  whole  court 
awoke,  and  stared  at  each  other. 

Then  the  horses  in  the  stable 
got  up  and  shook  themselves, — 
the  dogs  wagged  their  tails, — 
the  doves  upon  the  eaves  drew 
their  heads  from  under  their 
wings,  looked  around,  and  flew 
away, — the  flies  upon  the  walls 
began  to  crawl, — the  fire  began 
to  burn  brightly  and  to  cook  the 
meat, — the  meat  began  again  to 
sizzle, — the  cook  gave  his  lad  a 
box  upon  the  ear  which  made 
him  call  out,  —  and  the  maid  be- 
gan to  pluck  the  fowl.    The  whole 


BRIAR   ROSE. 


87 


palace  was  once  more  in  motion, 
as  if  nothing  had  occurred;  for 
the  hundred  years'  sleep  had 
made  no  change  in  any  one. 

By-and-by  the  wedding  of  the 
Prince  and  Briar  Rose  was  cele- 
brated with  great  splendor,  and 
to  the  end  of  their  lives  they 
lived  contented  and  happy. 


THE  HOUSE   IN   THE   WOOD. 

There  was  a  poor  wood-cutter, 
who  lived  with  his  wife  and  three 
daughters  in  a  little  hut  at  the 
edge  of  a  large  forest.  One 
morning,  when  he  went  out  to 
his  usual  work,  he  said  to  his 
wife,  "Let  my  dinner  be  brought 
by  our  eldest  daughter,  for  I 
shall  not  be  ready  to  come  home 
until  evening.  That  she  may 
not  lose  her  way,  I  will  take  with 
me  a  bag  of  seeds  and  strew 
them  in  my  path." 

When  the  sun  was  risen  to  the 


THE   HOUSE   IN   THE    WOOD.  .    89 

center  of  the  heavens,  the  maiden 
set  out  on  her  way,  carrying  a 
jug  of  soup.  But  the  field  and 
wood-sparrows,  the  larks,  black- 
birds, goldfinches  and  green- 
finches had  picked  up  the  seeds, 
so  that  the  maiden  could  find  no 
trace  of  the  way.  But  she  walked 
on,  trusting  to  fortune,  till  the 
sun  set  and  night  came  on. 

The  trees  rustled  in  the  dark- 
ness, the  owls  hooted  and  the  girl 
began  to  feel  afraid.  All  at  once 
she  saw  a  shining  light  at  a  dis- 
tance among  the  trees.  "People 
must  dwell  there,"  she  thought, 
"who    will   keep  me   during  the 


90 


GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 


night";    and  she  walked  towards 
the  light. 

In  a  short  time  she  came  to  a 
cottage  where  the  windows  were 
all    lighted    up,    and    when    she 


knocked    at    the    door    a    hoarse 
voice  called,  "Come  in." 

The  girl  opened  the  door  and 
saw  a  hoary  old  man  sitting  at  a 
table  with  his  face  buried  in  his 
hands,  and  his  white  beard  flow- 


THE   HOUSE   IN   THE    WOOD.  91 

ing  over  the  table  down  to  the 
ground.  On  the  hearth  lay  three 
animals, — a  hen,  a  cock  and  a 
brindled  cow.  The  girl  told  the 
old  man  her  adventures,  and 
begged  for  a  night's  lodging. 
The  man  said: 

"Pretty  Hen,  pretty  Cock, 
And  pretty  brindled  Cow, 
What  have  you  to  say  to  that?  " 

"Cluck!"  said  the  fowls:  and  as 
that  meant  they  were  satisfied, 
the  old  man  said  to  the  maiden, 
"Here  is  abundance,  and  to 
spare;  go  into  the  kitchen  and 
cook  some  supper  for  us." 

The  girl  found  plenty  of  every- 


92  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

thing  in  the  kitchen  and  cooked 
a  good  meal,  but  thought  nothing 
about  the  animals.  When  the 
supper  was  ready  she  carried  a 
full  dish  into  the  room,  and,  sit- 
ting down  opposite  the  old  man, 
ate,  till  her  hunger  was  satisfied. 
This  done,  she  said  "I  am  very 
tired;  where  shall  I  sleep?"  The 
animals  replied: 

''  You  have  eaten  with  him, 
You  have  drunk,  too,  with  him ; 
And  yet  you  have  not  thought  of  us ; 
Still  you  may  pass  the  night  here." 

Thereupon  the  old  man  said, 
"Step  down  the  stairs  and  you 
will  come  to  a  room   containing 


THE   HOUSE   IN   THE    WOOD.  93 

two  beds;  shake  them  up,  and 
cover  them  with  white  sheets, 
and  then  I  will  come  and  lie 
down  to  sleep  myself." 

The  maiden  stepped  down  the 
stairs,  and  as  soon  as  she  had 
shaken  up  the  beds  and  covered 
them  afresh,  she  laid  herself  down 
in  one.  After  some  time  the  old 
man  came,  and,  looking  at  the 
girl,  shook  his  head  when  he  saw 
she  was  fast  asleep;  and  then, 
opening  a  trap-door  he  dropped 
her  down  into  the  cellar  below. 

Late  in  the  evening  the  wood- 
cutter went  home,  and  scolded  his 
wife    because    she    had    let    him 


94  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

hunger  all  day  long.  "It  is  not 
my  fault,"  she  replied;  "the  girl 
was  sent  out  with  your  dinner; 
she  must  have  lost  her  way;  but 
to-morrow,  no  doubt,  she  will 
return." 

At  daybreak  the  next  morning 
the  wood-cutter  got  up  to  go  into 
the  forest,  and  told  his  wife  to 
send  the  second  daughter  with  his 
dinner  this  time.  "I  will  take 
a  bag  of  peas,"  he  said;  "they 
are  larger  than  corn-seed,  and 
the  girl  will  therefore  see  them 
better,   and    not   lose   my   track." 

At  noonday  the  girl  set  out 
with  her  father's  dinner:   but  the 


THE   HOUSE   IN    THE    WOOD.  95 

peas  had  all  disappeared,  for  the 
wood-birds  had  picked  them  up 
as  they  had  picked  up  the  seeds 
on  the  day  before.  So  the  poor 
girl  wandered  about  in  the  forest 
till  it  was  quite  dark,  and  then 
she  also  arrived  at  the  old  man's 
hut,  was  invited  in,  and  begged 
food  and  a  night's  lodging. 

The  man   of  the   white    beard 
asked  his  animals  again : 

"  Pretty  Hen,  pretty  Cock, 
And  pretty  brindled  Cow, 
What  have  you  to  say  to  that?" 

They  answered,  "  Cluck!"  and 
everything  happened  the  same  as 
on  the  previous  day. 


96  GRIMM'S   FAIRY    TALES. 

The  girl  cooked  a  good  meal, 
ate  and  drank  with  the  old  man, 
but  never  once  thought  of  the 
animals;  and  when  she  asked  for 
her  bed,  they  made  answer: 

"You  have  eaten  with  him, 
You  have  drunk,  too,  with  him; 
And  yet  you  have  not  thought  of  us; 
Still  you  may  pass  the  night  here." 

As  soon  as  she  had  gone  to 
sleep  the  old  man  came,  and, 
after  looking  at  her  and  shaking 
his  head  as  before,  he  dropped 
her  into  the  cellar  below. 

On  the  third  morning,  the 
wood-cutter  told  his  wife  to  send 
their    youngest    child    with    his 


THE    HOUSE    IN    THE    WOOD.  97 

dinner:  "For,"  said  he,  "She  is 
always  obedient  and  good;  she 
will  keep  in  the  right  path,  and 
not  run  about  like  her  sisters!" 

But  the  mother  refused,  and 
said,  "Shall  I  lose  my  youngest 
child  too?" 

"Be  not  afraid  of  that,"  said 
her  husband;  "the  girl  will  not 
miss  her  way,  she  is  too  steady 
and  prudent;  but  I  will  take 
beans  to  strew;  they  are  larger 
than  peas,  and  will  show  her  the 
way  better." 

By-and-by,  when  the  girl  went 
out  with  her  basket  on  her  arm, 
she  found  that  the  wood-pigeons 


98  GRIMM'S  FAIRY   TALES. 

had  eaten  up  all  the  beans,  and 
she  knew  not  which  way  to  turn. 
She  was  full  of  trouble,  and 
thought  with  sorrow  how  her 
father  would  want  his  dinner, 
and  how  her  dear  mother  would 
grieve  when  she  did  not  return. 
At  length,  when  it  became  quite 
dark,  she  also  saw  the  lighted 
cottage,  and  entering  it,  begged 
very  politely  to  be  allowed  to  pass 
the  night  there. 

The  old  man  asked  the  animals 
a  third  time  in  the  same  words: 

"Pretty  Hen,  pretty  Cock, 
And  pretty  brindled  Cow, 
What  have  yon  to  say  to  that?" 


THE   HOUSE   IN    THE    WOOD.  99 

"Cluck,  cluck!"  said  they.  There- 
upon the  maiden  stepped  up  to 
the  fire,  near  which  they  lay,  and 
fondled  the  pretty  hen  and  cock, 
smoothing  their  plumage  down 
with  her  hands,  and  stroking  the 
cow  between  her  horns. 

Afterwards,  when  at  the  old 
man's  request  she  had  prepared  a 
good  supper,  and  had  placed  the 
dishes  on  the  table,  she  thought  to 
herself,  "I  must  not  appease  my 
hunger  until  I  have  fed  these  good 
creatures.  There  is  plenty  in  the 
kitchen;  I  will  serve  them  first." 

Thus  thinking,  she  brought 
some  corn  and  strewed  it  before 


100  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

the  fowls,  and  then  she  gave  an 
armful  of  hay  to  the  cow.  "Now, 
eat  away,  you  good  creatures," 
said  she  to  them,  "and  when  you 
are  thirsty  you  shall  have  a  cool 
fresh  draught."  So  saying  she 
brought  in  a  pailful  of  water;  and 
the  hen  and  cock  perched  them- 
selves on  its  edge,  put  their 
beaks  in,  and  then  drew  their 
heads  up  as  birds  do  when  drink- 
ing; the  cow  also  took  a  hearty 
draught. 

After  the  animals  were  thus 
fed,  the  maiden  sat  down  at  table 
with  the  old  man  and  ate  what 
was  left  for  her. 


THE   HOUSE   IN   THE    WOOD.  101 

In  a  short  time  the  hen  and 
cock  began  to  fold  their  wings 
over  their  heads,  and  the  brin- 
dled cow  blinked  with  both  eyes. 
Then  the  maiden  asked,  "Shall 
we  not  also  take  our  rest?" 

The  old  man  replied  as  before: 

"Pretty  Hen,  pretty  Cock, 
And  pretty  brindled  Cow, 
What  have  yon  to  say  to  that?" 

"Cluck,   cluck!"   replied  the  ani- 
mals, meaning,  — 

"You  have  eaten  with  us, 
You  have  drunk,  too,  with  us, 
You  have  thought  of  us  kindly,  too ; 
And  we  wish  you  a  good  night's  rest." 

So  the  maiden  went  down  the 
stairs,  and  shook  up  the  feather 


102  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

beds,  and  laid  on  clean  sheets, 
and  when  they  were  ready  the 
old  man  came  and  lay  down  in 
one,  with  his  white  beard  stretch- 
ing down  to  his  feet.  The  girl 
then  lay  down  in  the  other  bed, 
saying  her  prayers  before  she 
went  to  sleep. 

She  slept  quietly  till  midnight. 
At  that  hour  there  began  such 
a  tumult  in  the  house  that  it 
awakened  her.  Presently  there 
began  a  cracking  and  rumbling  in 
every  corner  of  the  room,  and  the 
doors  were  slammed  back  against 
the  wall. 

Then  the  beams  groaned  as  if 


THE   HOUSE  IN   THE    WOOD  103 

they  were  being  riven  away  from 
their  fastenings,  and  the  stairs 
fell  down,  and  at  last  it  seemed 
as  if  the  whole  roof  fell  in.  Soon 
after  that  all  was  quiet,  and  the 
maiden,  who  was  unharmed,  went 
quietly  to  sleep  again. 

When,  however,  the  bright 
light  of  the  morning  sun  awoke 
her,  what  a  sight  met  her  eyes! 
She  found  herself  lying  in  a  large 
chamber,  with  everything  around 
belonging  to  regal  pomp.  On  the 
walls  were  gold  flowers  growing 
on  a  green  silk  ground;  the  bed 
was  of  ivory,  and  the  curtains  of 
red  velvet.      On  a  stool  close  by 


104 


GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 


was  placed  a  pair  of  slippers  or- 
namented with  pearls. 


The  maiden  thought  it  was  all 
a  dream;  but  presently  in  came 
three  servants  dressed  in  rich 
liveries,  who  asked  her  what 
were  her  commands.  "Leave 
me,"  replied  the  maiden;  "I  will 
get  up  at  once  and  cook  some 
breakfast  for  the  old  man,  and 
feed  the  pretty  hen,  the  pretty 
cock,  and  the  brindled  cow."     She 


THE   HOUSE   IN    THE    WOOD.  105 

spoke  thus  because  she  thought 
the  old  man  was  already  up;  but 
when  she  looked  round  at  his  bed 
she  saw  a  young  and  handsome 
stranger  asleep  in  it. 

While  she  was  looking  at  him, 
he  awoke,  and  starting  up,  said  to 
the  maiden:  "I  am  a  King's  son, 
who  was  long  ago  changed  by  a 
wicked  old  witch  into  the  form  of 
an  old  man,  and  condemned  to 
live  in  the  wood,  with  nobody  to 
bear  me  company  but  my  three 
servants  in  the  form  of  a  hen,  a 
cock,  and  a  brindled  cow. 

"The  enchantment  was  not  to 
end  until  a  maiden  should  come 


106  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

who  would  be  kind  to  my  animals 
as  well  as  to  me;  and  such  an 
one  you  have  been;  therefore,  at 
midnight  we  were  saved  through 
you,  and  the  old  wooden  hut  has 
again  become  my  royal  palace." 

When  he  had  thus  spoken  they 
arose,  and  the  Prince  told  his 
three  servants  to  fetch  the  father 
and  mother  of  the  maiden,  that 
they  also  might  live  in  the  palace. 

"But  where  are  my  two  sis- 
ters?" she  asked.  "I  have  put 
them  into  the  cellar,"  replied  the 
Prince,  "and  there  they  must 
remain  till  to-morrow  morning, 
when  they  shall  be  led  into  the 


THE   HOUSE   IN    THE    WOOD.  107 

forest  and  bound  as  servants  to 
a  collier.  When  they  have  re- 
formed their  tempers,  and  learned 
not  to  let  poor  animals  suffer 
hunger,  they  too  may  live  here0" 


7  r- 


liffv^p 


THE  IRON   STOVE. 

In  the  days  when  wishing  was 
having,  a  certain  King's  son  was 
enchanted  by  an  old  witch,  and 
obliged  to  sit  in  a  great  iron  stove 
which  stood  in  a  wood!  There 
he  passed  many  years,  for  nobody 
could  release  him.  One  day  a 
Princess  who  had  lost  herself, 
and  could  not  find  her  way  back 


THE   IRON  STOVE.  109 

to  her  father's  kingdom,  came, 
after  nine  days'  wandering,  to 
the  spot  where  the  iron  stove 
stood. 

As  she  came  near  it,  she  heard 
a  voice  say,  "Whence  comest 
thou,  and  whither  goest  thou?" 
"I  have  lost  the  road  to  my 
father's  kingdom,  and  am  unable 
to  find  my  home!"  she  replied. 

"I  will  help  you,  and  that  in  a 
short  time,"  said  the  voice  from 
the  iron  stove,  "if  you  will  con- 
sent to  what  I  desire.  I  am  the 
child  of  a  far  greater  King  than 
your  father,  and  I  am  willing  to 
marry  you." 


110  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

The  Princess  was  frightened  at 
this,  and  exclaimed,  "What  can  I 
do  with  an  iron  stove?"  but,  as 
she  was  anxious  to  get  home,  she 
consented  to  follow  his  directions. 

Then  the  Prince  told  her  that 
she  might  go  home,  but  she  must 
return  and  bring  with  her  a  knife 
with  which  to  cut  a  hole  in  the 
stove;  and  then  he  gave  her  such 
minute  directions  as  to  her  road 
that  in  two  hours  she  reached  her 
father's  palace. 

There  was  great  joy  there 
when  the  Princess  returned,  and 
the  old  King  fell  on  her  neck  and 
kissed    her:    but    she    was    sore 


THE   IRON  STOVE.  Ill 

troubled,  and  said,  "Alas,  my 
dear  father,  how  things  have 
happened!  I  should  never  have 
got  home  out  of  the  great  wild 
wood  had  it  not  been  for  an  iron 
stove,  which  I  have  promised  to 
marry." 

The  King  was  so  frightened 
when  he  heard  this  that  he  fell 
into  a  swoon ;  for  she  was  his 
only  daughter.  When  he  recov- 
ered they  resolved  that  the  mil- 
ler's daughter,  a  very  pretty  girl, 
should  take  her  place;  and  so  she 
was  led  to  the  spot,  furnished 
with  a  knife,  and  told  to  scrape  a 
hole  in  the  iron  stove.     For  four 


112  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

and  twenty  hours  she  scraped 
and  scraped,  without  making  the 
least  bit  of  a  hole;  and  when  day 
broke,  the  voice  out  of  the  stove 
exclaimed,  "It  seems  to  me  like 
daylight." 

"Yes,"  replied  the  girl,  "it 
seems  so  to  me,  too,  and  me- 
thinks  I  hear  the  clapping  of  my 
father's  mill." 

"Oh,  then,  you  are  the  miller's 
daughter,"  said  the  voice  again; 
"well,  you  may  go  home  and 
send  the  Princess  to  me." 

The  girl  therefore  returned,  and 
told  the  King  the  stove  would 
not    have     her,     but     demanded 


THE   IRON  STOVE.  113 

his  daughter.  This  frightened 
the  King,  and  made  the  Princess 
weep.  But  the  King  had  also  in 
his  service  a  swine-herd's  daugh- 
ter, prettier  still  than  the  miller's, 
to  whom  he  offered  a  piece  of 
gold  if  she  would  go  to  the  iron 
stove  instead  of  the  Princess. 

Thereupon  this  girl  went  away 
and  scraped  for  four  and  twenty 
hours  on  the  iron  without  mak- 
ing any  impression.  When  day 
broke,  a  voice  in  the  stove  ex- 
claimed, "It  seems  to  me  like 
daylight." 

"Yes,  it  is  so,"  said  the  girl; 
"for  I  hear  my  father's  horn." 


114  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

"You  are,  then,  the  swine- 
herd's daughter,"  said  the  voice; 
"go  back,  and  tell  the  Princess 
who  sent  you  that  it  must  be  as  I 
said;  and  if  she  does  not  come  to 
me,  everything  in  the  old  king- 
dom shall  fall  to  pieces,  and  not 
one  stone  be  left  upon  another 
anywhere." 

As  soon  as  the  Princess  heard 
this  she  began  to  cry;  but  it  was 
of  no  use,  for  her  promise  must 
be  kept.  So  she  took  leave  of 
her  father,  and,  carrying  a  knife 
with  her,  set  out  towards  the  iron 
stove  in  the  wood.  As  soon  as 
she    reached    it    she     began     to 


THE   IRON  STOVE.  115 

scrape  the  iron;  and  before  two 
hours  had  passed,  she  had  made 
a  small  hole.  Through  this  she 
peeped,  and  inside  the  stove  she 
beheld  a  handsome  Prince,  whose 
dress  glittered  with  gold  and 
precious  stones. 

Then  she  scraped  away  faster 
than  before,  and  soon  made  a 
hole  so  large  that  the  Prince 
could  get  out. 

"  You  are  mine,  and  I  am  thine," 
he  said,  as  soon  as  he  stood  on 
the  earth;  "you  are  my  bride,  be- 
cause you  have  saved  me." 

He  wanted  to  take  her  at  once 
to  his  father's  kingdom;  but  she 


116  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

begged  that  she  might  go  back  to 
her  father  to  take  leave  of  him. 

The  Prince  consented  to  this; 
but  said  she  must  not  speak  more 
than  three  words,  and  must  im- 
mediately return. 

Thereupon  the  Princess  went 
home ;  but  alas !  she  said  many 
more  than  three  words;  and  the 
iron  stove  disappeared,  and  was 
carried  far  away  over  many  icy 
mountains  and  snowy  valleys; 
but  without  the  Prince,  who  was 
no  longer  shut  up  in  his  prison. 

By-and-by  the  Princess  took 
leave  of  her  father,  and,  taking  a 
little    gold,    she    went   back  into 


THE   IRON  STOVE.  117 

the  wood  and  sought  for  the  iron 
stove,  but  could  find  it  nowhere. 
For  nine  days  she  searched;  and 
then  her  hunger  became  so  great 
that  she  knew  not  how  to  help 
herself,  and  thought  she  must 
perish. 

When  evening  came  she 
climbed  up  a  little  tree,  for  she 
feared  the  wild  beasts  which 
night  would  bring  forth;  and  just 
at  midnight  she  saw  a  little  light 
at  a  distance.  "Ah,  there  I  may 
find  help,"  thought  she;  and,  get- 
ting down,  she  went  towards  the 
light,  saying  a  prayer  as  she 
walked  along. 


118  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

She  soon  came  to  a  little  hut, 
surrounded  with  grass;  and  be- 
fore the  door  stood  a  heap  of 
wood. 

"Ah,  how  came  you  here?" 
thought  she  to  herself,  as  she 
peeped  through  the  window,  and 
saw  nothing  but  fat,  little  toads, 
and  a  table  covered  with  meat 
and  wine,  and  dishes  made  of 
silver.  She  took  courage  and 
knocked,  and  a  toad  exclaimed : 

"  Little  Toad,  with  crooked  leg, 
Open  quick  the  door,  I  beg, 
And  see  who  stands  without." 

As    soon    as    these    words    were 
spoken,    a    little    toad   came  run- 


THE   IRON  STOVE.  119 

ning  up  and  opened  the  door, 
and  the  Princess  walked  in. 
They  all  bade  her  welcome,  and 
told  her  to  sit  down;  they  then 
asked  her  whence  she  came,  and 
whither  she  was  going.  She  told 
the  toads  that,  because  she  had 
spoken  more  than  three  words, 
the  stove  had  disappeared  as  well 
as  the  Prince;  and  now  she  was 
about  to  search  over  hill  and  val- 
ley till  she  should  find  him.  On 
hearing  this  the  old  toad  cried 
out: 

"  Little  Toad,  with  crooked  leg, 
Quickly  fetch  for  me,  I  beg, 
The  basket  hanging  on  the  peg." 


120  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

So  the  little  toad  brought  the 
basket  to  the  old  one,  who  took 
meat  and  milk  from  it  and  gave 
them  to  the  Princess ;  and  after 
that  he  showed  her  a  beautiful 
bed,  made  of  silk  and  velvet,  in 
which,  under  God's  protection, 
she  slept  soundly. 

As  soon  as  day  broke  the 
Princess  arose,  and  the  old  toad 
gave  her  three  needles,  to  take 
with  her,  which  would  be  of  great 
use,  since  she  would  have  to  pass 
over  a  mountain  of  glass,  three 
sharp  swords,  and  a  big  lake,  be- 
fore she  would  regain  her  lover. 

The  old  toad  gave  her,  besides 


THE   IRON   STOVE.  121 

the  three  needles,  a  plough-wheel 
and  three  nuts.  With  these  the 
Princess  set  out  on  her  way,  and 
by-and-by  came  to  the  glass 
mountain,  which  was  so  smooth 
that  she  used  the  three  needles  as 
steps  for  her  feet,  and  so  reached 
the  top. 

When  she  came  to  the  other 
side,  she  placed  the  needles  in  a 
secure  place ;  and  soon  coming  to 
the  three  swords,  she  rolled  over 
them  by  means  of  her  plough- 
wheel. 

At  last  she  came  to  a  great 
lake,  and  when  she  had  passed 
that,  she  found  herself  near  a  fine 


122  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

large  castle  that  belonged  to  her 
lost  Prince.  She  entered,  and 
offered  herself  as  a  servant,  say- 
ing she  was  a  poor  girl,  who  had 
rescued  a  King's  son  from  an  iron 
stove  which  stood  in  the  forest. 

After  some  delay  she  was  hired 
as  a  kitchen-maid  at  very  small 
wages,  and  soon  found  out  that 
the  Prince  was  going  to  marry 
another  lady,  because  he  supposed 
his  former  favorite  was  dead. 

One  evening,  when  she  had 
washed  and  made  herself  neat, 
she  felt  in  her  pocket  and  found 
the  three  nuts  which  the  old  toad 
had  given  her.     One  of  them  she 


THE   IRON  STOVE.  123 

cracked,  and  in  it  found  a  fine 
royal  dress  instead  of  a  kernel. 
The  bride  said  she  must  have  it, 
for  it  was  no  dress  for  a  servant- 
maid.  But  the  Princess  said  she 
would  sell  it  only  on  condition 
that  she  might  be  allowed  to  pass 
a  night  by  the  chamber  of  the 
Prince. 

This  request  was  granted,  be- 
cause the  bride  was  anxious  to 
have  the  dress,  which  was  more 
beautiful  than  any  of  her  own. 
When  evening  came  she  told  her 
lover  that  the  silly  girl  wanted  to 
pass  the  night  near  his  room. 

"If  you  are  contented,   so  am 


124  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

I,"  he  replied;  but  she  gave  him 
a  glass  of  wine,  into  which  she 
put  a  sleeping  draught.  In  con- 
sequence, he  slept  so  soundly  that 
the  poor  Princess  could  not  wake 
him,  although  she  cried  the  whole 
night,  and  kept  repeating,  "I 
saved  you  in  the  wild  forest,  and 
released  you  from  the  iron  stove; 
I  have  sought  you,  and  I  traveled 
over  a  mountain  of  glass,  and 
over  three  sharp  swords,  and 
across  a  wide  lake,  before  I  found 
you;  and  still  you  will  not  hear 
me ! " 

The    servants,    however,    who 
slept  in  the  ante-room,  heard  the 


THE   IRON   STOVE.  125 

complaint,  and  told  the  King  of 
it  the  following  morning. 

That  evening,  after  the  Prin- 
cess had  washed  herself,  she 
cracked  the  second  nut  and  found 
in  it  a  dress  more  beautiful  than 
the  other,  and  the  bride  declared 
she  must  have  it  also.  But  it 
was  not  to  be  purchased  except 
on  the  same  condition  as  the  first; 
and  the  Prince  again  allowed  her 
to  sleep  near  his  door. 

The  bride,  however,  gave  the 
Prince  another  sleeping  draught, 
and  he  slept  too  soundly  to  hear 
the  poor  Princess  crying  as  be- 
fore:   "I  saved   you  in   the  wild 


126  GRIMM'S   FAIRY    TALES. 

forest,  and  released  you  from  the 
iron  stove;  I  have  sought  you, 
and  I  traveled  over  a  mountain 
of  glass,  and  over  three  sharp 
swords,  and  across  a  wide  lake, 
before  I  found  you;  and  still  you 
will  not  hear  me ! " 

The  servants,  however,  in  the 
ante-room,  heard  the  crying  again, 
and  told  the  Prince  of  it  the  next 
morning. 

On  the  evening  of  that  day  the 
poor  maid  broke  her  third  nut, 
and  produced  a  dress  starred  with 
gold,  which  the  bride  declared 
she  must  have  at  any  price;  and 
the    maid    begged    for    the    same 


THE   I  ROM    STOVE.  127 

privilege  as  before.  This  time  the 
Prince  threw  away  the  sleeping 
draught,  and,  therefore  when  the 
Princess  began  to  cry,  "Alas!  my 
dear  treasure,  have  you  forgotten 
how  I  saved  you  in  the  great, 
wild  wood,  and  released  you  from 
the  iron  stove?"  the  Prince  heard 
her,  and,  jumping  up,  exclaimed: 
"You  are  right;  I  am  thine,  and 
you  are  mine." 

Thereupon,  while  it  was  yet 
night,  he  got  into  a  carriage 
with  the  Princess,  first  hiding 
the  clothes  of  the  false  bride, 
that  she  might  not  follow  them. 
When    they    came    to    the    lake 


128  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

they  rowed  over  very  quickly, 
and  passed  the  three  sharp 
swords  again  by  means  of  the 
plough-wheel.  Soon  they  crossed 
the  glass  mountain  by  the  aid 
of  the  three  needles,  and  arrived 
at  last  at  the  little  old  house, 
which,  as  soon  as  they  entered, 
was  changed  into  a  noble  castle. 

At  the  same  moment  all  the 
toads  were  disenchanted  and  re- 
turned to  their  natural  shapes,  for 
they  were  the  sons  of  the  King  of 
the  country. 

So  the  wedding  took  place,  and 
the  Prince  and  Princess  remained 
for     some     time     in     his    castle. 


THE    IRON   STOVE. 


129 


However,  because  the  old  King 
grieved  at  his  daughter's  con- 
tinued absence,  they  went  to 
live  with  him,  and  joining  the 
government  of  the  two  kingdoms 
in  one,  they  reigned  many  years 
in  happiness  and  prosperity. 


SNOW-WHITE  AND  ROSE-RED. 

There  was  once  a  poor  widow, 
who  lived  all  alone  in  a  lint 
with  her  two  children,  who  were 
called  Snow- White  and  Rose-Bed, 
because  they  were  like  the  flowers 
which  bloomed  on  two  rose- 
bushes that  grew  before  the  door. 
They  were  two  as  pious,  good, 
industrious,  and  amiable  children 
as  any  in  the  world.  Snow- 
White  was  more  quiet  and  gentle 
than  Rose-Red  for  Rose-Red  would 
run  and  jump  about  the  meadows, 
seeking  flowers,  and  catching  but- 


SNOW-WHITE   AND  ROSE-RED.  131 

terflies,  while  Snow- White  sat  at 
home  helping  her  mother  to  keep 
house,  or  reading  to  her,  if  there 
were  nothing  else  to  do. 

The  two  children  loved  each 
other  dearly,  and  always  walked 
hand-in-hand  when  they  went  out 
together;  and  ever  when  they 
talked  of  it,  they  agreed  that 
they  would  never  separate  from 
each  other,  and  that  whatever 
one  had  the  other  should  share. 

They  often  ran  deep  into  the 
forest  and  gathered  wild  berries, 
but  no  beast  ever  harmed  them. 
The  hare  would  eat  grass  out  of 
their    hands,     the     fawn     would 


132  GRIMM'S   FAIRY    TALES. 

graze  at  their  side,  the  goats 
would  frisk  about  them  in  play, 
and  the  birds  remained  perched 
on  the  boughs  singing  as  if  no- 
body were  near. 

No  accident  eyer  befell  them ; 
and  if  they  stayed  late  in  the 
forest,  and  night  came  upon 
them,  they  used  to  lie  down  on 
the  moss  and  sleep  till  morning. 
Because  their  mother  knew  they 
would  do  so,  she  felt  no  concern 
about  them. 

One  time,  they  had  thus  passed 
the  night  in  the  forest,  and  when 
the  dawn  of  morning  awoke  them, 
they  saw  a  beautiful  child,  dressed 


SNOW-WHITE    AND   ROSE-RED.  133 

in  shining  white,  sitting  near  their 
couch.  She  got  up  and  looked  at 
them  kindly,  but  without  saying 
anything  went  into  the  forest. 
When  the  children  looked  round 
they  saw  that  they  had  slept  close 
to  the  edge  of  a  pit,  into  which 
they  would  have  fallen  had  they 
walked  a  step  further  in  the  dark. 

Their  mother  told  them  the 
figure  they  had  seen  was,  doubt- 
less, the  good  angel  who  watches 
over  children. 

Snow-White  and  Eose-Eed  kept 
their  mother's  cottage  so  clean 
that  it  was  a  pleasure  to  enter  it. 
Every  morning    in    the   summer- 


134  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

time  Rose-Red  would  first  put  the 
house  in  order,  and  then  gather  a 
nosegay  for  her  mother,  in  which 
she  always  placed  a  bud  from 
each  rose-tree.  Everv  winter's 
morning  Snow- White  would  light 
the  fire  and  put  the  kettle  on  to 
boil,  and  although  the  kettle  was 
made  of  copper,  it  shone  like  gold, 
because  it  was  so  well  scoured. 

In  the  evenings,  when  the 
flakes  of  snow  were  falling,  the 
mother  would  say,  "Go,  Snow- 
White,  and  bolt  the  door";  and 
then  they  used  to  sit  down  on 
the  hearth,  and  the  mother  would 
put   on   her    spectacles   and    read 


SNOW-WHITE    AND   ROSE-RED.  135 

out  of  a  great  book,  while  her 
children  sat  spinning.  By  their 
side,  too,  lay  a  little  lamb,  and 
on  a  perch  behind  them  a  little 
white  doye  rested  with  her  head 
under  her  wing. 

One  evening  when  they  were 
thus  sitting  together,  there  came  a 
knock  at  the  door,  as  if  somebody 
wished  to  come  in.  "Make  haste, 
Rose-Red,"  cried  her  mother; 
"make  haste  and  open  the  door; 
perhaps  there  is  some  traveler 
outside  who  needs  shelter."  So 
Rose-Red  drew  the  bolt  and 
opened  the  door,  expecting  to  see 
some  poor  man  outside;    but  ill- 


136 


GRIMM'S   FAIRY    TALES. 


stead  a  great  fat  bear  poked  his 
black  head  in. 


Rose-Red  shrieked  and  ran  back, 
the  little  lamb  bleated,  the  dove 
fluttered  on  her  perch,  and  Snow- 
White  hid  herself  behind  her 
mother's  bed.  The  bear,  however, 
began  to  speak,  and  said,  "Be  not 
afraid,  I  will  do  you  no  harm;  but 


SNOW-WHITE   AND  ROSE-RED.  137 

I  am  half  frozen,  and  I  wish  to 
come  in  and  warm  myself." 

"Poor  bear!"  cried  the  mother; 
"come  in  and  lie  down  before  the 
fire;  but  take  care  you  do  not 
burn  your  skin";  and  then  she 
said:  "Come  here,  Eose-Eed  and 
Snow- White,  the  bear  will  not 
harm  you."  So  they  both  came 
back,  and  by  degrees  the  lamb 
and  the  dove  overcame  their 
fears  and  welcomed  the  rough 
visitor. 

"You,  children,"  said  the  bear, 
before  he  entered,  "come  and 
knock  the  snow  off  my  coat." 
Then    they    took    their    brooms 


138  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

and  swept  him  clean,  and  he 
stretched  himself  before  the  fire 
and  grumbled  out  his  satisfaction. 

In  a  little  while  the  children 
became  familiar  enough  to  play 
tricks  with  the  unwieldy  animal. 
They  pulled  his  long,  shaggy  skin, 
set  their  feet  upon  his  back  and 
rolled  him  to  and  fro,  and  even 
ventured  to  beat  him  with  a  hazel- 
stick,  laughing  when  he  grumbled. 

The  bear  bore  all  their  tricks 
with  good  temper,  and  if  they  hit 
too  hard  he  cried  out: 

"Leave  me  my  life,  you  children, 
Snow-White  and  Rose-Red, 
Or  you'll  never  wed." 


SNOW-WHITE   AND  ROSE-RED.  139 

When  bed-time  came  and  the 
others  were  gone,  the  mother 
said  to  the  bear:  "You  may  sleep 
here  on  the  hearth  if  you  like, 
and  then  you  will  be  safely  pro- 
tected from  the  cold  and  bad 
weather." 

As  soon  as  day  broke  the  two 
children  let  the  bear  out  and 
he  trotted  away  over  the  snow. 
Afterwards  he  came  every  even- 
ing at  a  certain  hour.  He  would 
lie  down  on  the  hearth  and  allow 
the  children  to  play  with  him  as 
much  as  they  liked,  till  by  de- 
grees they  became  so  accustomed 
to   him,   that    the    door  was    left 


140  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

unbolted  till  their  black  friend 
arrived. 

But  as  soon  as  spring  returned, 
and  everything  out  of  doors  was 
green  again,  the  bear  one  morn- 
ing told  Snow- White  that  he 
must  leave  her,  and  could  not 
return  during  the  whole  summer. 

"Where  are  you  going,  then, 
dear  bear?"  asked  Snow- White. 

"I  am  obliged  to  go  into  the 
forest  and  guard  my  treasures 
from  the  evil  dwarfs;  for  in 
winter,  when  the  ground  is  hard, 
they  are  obliged  to  keep  in  their 
holes,  and  cannot  work  through; 
but  now,  since  the  sun  has  thawed 


SNOW-WHITE   AND   ROSE -RED.  141 

the  earth  and  warmed  it,  the 
dwarfs  pierce  through  and  steal  all 
they  can  find;  and  what  has  once 
passed  into  their  hands,  and  gets 
concealed  by  them  in  their  caves, 
is  not  easily  brought  to  light." 

Snow- White,  however,  was  very 
sad  at  the  departure  of  the  bear, 
and  opened  the  door  so  hesi- 
tatingly that  when  he  pressed 
through  it  he  left  behind  on  the 
latch  a  piece  of  his  hairy  coat, 
and  through  the  hole  which  was 
made  in  his  coat  Snow -White 
fancied  she  saw  the  glittering  of 
gold,  but  she  was  not  quite  certain 
of  it.      The   bear,    however,   ran 


142  GRIMM'S   FAIRY    TALES. 

hastily  away,  and  was  soon  hiddej  i 
behind  the  trees. 

Some  time  afterwards  the 
mother  sent  her  children  into  the 
wood  to  gather  sticks.  On  the 
way  they  came  to  a  tree  lying 
across  the  path,  on  the  trunk  of 
which  something  kept  bobbing 
up  and  down,  and  they  could  not 
imagine  what  it  was. 

When  they  came  nearer  they 
saw  it  was  a  dwarf  with  an  old 
wrinkled  face  and  a  snow-white 
beard  a  yard  long.  The  end  of 
this  beard  was  fixed  in  a  slit  of 
the  tree,  and  the  little  man  kept 
jumping  about  like  a  dog  tied  by 


SNOW-WHITE   AND   ROSE-RED.  143 

a  chain,  for  he  did  not  know  how 
to  free  himself. 

He  glared  at  the  maidens  with 
his  red,  fiery  eyes,  and  exclaimed, 
"Why  do  you  stand  there?  Are 
you  going  to  pass  without  offer- 
ing me  any  assistance?" 

"What  have  you  done,  little 
man?"  asked  Rose-Red. 

"You  stupid,  gazing  goose!" 
exclaimed  he,  "I  wanted  to  split 
the  tree  in  order  to  get  a  little 
wood  for  my  kitchen. 

"I  drove  the  wedge  in  proper- 
ly, and  everything  was  going  on 
well,  when  the  smooth  wood  flew 
upwards   and  the   tree   closed   so 


144  GRIMM'S  FAIRY   TALES. 

suddenly  together  that  I  could 
not  draw  out  my  beautiful  beard, 
and  here  it  sticks,  and  I  cannot 
get  away.  There,  don't  laugh, 
you  milk-faced  things!  Are  you 
dumfouncled?" 

The  children  took  all  the  pains 
they  could  to  pull  the  dwarf's 
beard  out,  but  without  success. 
"I  will  run  and  fetch  some  help," 
cried  Rose-Red  at  length. 

"  Crack  -  brained  sheep's  -  head 
that  you  are ! "  snarled  the  dwarf; 
"what  are  you  going  to  call  other 
people  for?  You  are  two  too 
many,  now,  for  me ;  can  you  think 
of  nothing  else?" 


SNOW-WHITE   AND  ROSE-RED.  145 

"Don't  be  impatient,"  replied 
Snow- White,  "I  have  thought  of 
something";  and,  pulling  her 
scissors  out  of  her  pocket,  she 
cut  off  the  end  of  the  beard.  As 
soon  as  the  dwarf  found  himself 
at  liberty  he  snatched  up  a  sack 
of  gold,  which  lay  between  the 
roots  of  the  tree,  and,  throwing 
it  over  his  shoulder,  marched  off, 
grumbling,  groaning,  and  crying, 
"Stupid  people!  to  cut  off  a  piece 
of  my  beautiful  beard.  Plague  take 
you!"  and  away  he  went  without 
once  looking  at  the  children. 

Some  time  afterwards  Snow- 
White  and  Rose-Red  went  fishing, 


146  GRIMM'S  FAIRY   TALES. 

and  as  they  neared  the  pond  they 
saw  something  like  a  great  locust 
hopping  about  on  the  bank,  as 
if  going  to  jump  into  the  water. 
They  ran  up  and  recognized  the 
dwarf. 

"What  are  you  after?"  asked 
Rose-Red;  "you  will  fall  into  the 
water." 

"I  am  not  quite  such  a  simple- 
ton as  that,"  replied  the  dwarf; 
"but  do  you  not  see  this  fish  will 
pull  me  in?" 

The  little  man  had  been  sitting 
there  angling,  and,  unfortunately, 
the  wind  had  entangled  his  beard 
with  the  fishing-line;  and  so,  when 


SNOW-WHITE   AND  ROSE-RED.  147 

a  great  fish  bit  at  the  bait,  the 
weak  little  fellow  was  not  able  to 
draw  it  out,  and  the  fish  had  the 
best  of  the  struggle.  The  dwarf 
held  on  by  the  reeds  and  rushes 
which  grew  near,  but  to  no  pur- 
pose, for  the  fish  pulled  him 
where  it  liked,  and  he  must  soon 
have  been  drawn  into  the  pond. 

Luckily,  just  then  the  two 
maidens  arrived,  and  tried  to 
release  the  beard  of  the  dwarf 
from  the  fishing-line,  but  it  was 
so  entangled  that  they  could  not 
get  it  loose.  So  one  of  the 
maidens  pulled  out  her  scissors 
again  and  cut   off  another  piece 


148 


GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 


of  the  beard.  When  the  dwarf 
saw  this  done  he  flew  into  a 
great  rage,  and  exclaimed,  "Yon 
donkey!  that  is  the  way  to  dis- 
figure   my    face!      Was    it    not 


enough  to  cut  it  once,  but  you 
must  now  take  away  the  best 
part  of  my  fine  beard  ?  I  dare  not 
show  myself  now  to  my  own 
people.  I  wish  you  had  run  the 
soles   off  your  boots   before    you 


SNOW-WHITE   AND  ROSE-RED.  149 

had  come  here!"  So  saying,  he 
took  up  a  bag  of  pearls  which  lay 
among  the  rushes,  and,  without 
speaking  another  word,  slipped 
off  and  disappeared  behind  a 
stone. 

Not  many  days  after  this  the 
mother  sent  the  two  maidens  to 
the  next  town  to  buy  thread, 
needles,  pins,  laces,  and  ribbons. 
Their  road  passed  over  a  common 
strewn  with  rocks.  Just  over 
their  heads  they  saw  a  great  bird 
flying  round  and  round,  and  every 
now  and  then  dropping  lower  and 
lower,  till  at  last  it  flew  down 
behind  a  rock. 


150  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

Immediately  afterwards  they 
heard  a  piercing  shriek,  and,  run- 
ning up,  they  saw  with  affright 
that  the  eagle  had  caught  their 
old  acquaintance,  the  dwarf,  and 
was  trying  to  carry  him  off. 

The  compassionate  children 
thereupon  laid  hold  of  the  little 
man  and  held  him  fast  till  the 
bird  gave  up  the  struggle  and 
flew  off.  As  soon  as  the  dwarf 
had  recovered  from  his  fright,  he 
exclaimed  in  his  squeaking  voice : 
"Could  you  not  hold  me  more 
gently?  You  have  seized  my  fine 
brown  coat  in  such  a  manner  that 
it  is   all   torn   and  full   of  holes, 


SNOW-WHITE    AND   ROSE-RED.  151 

meddling  rubbish  that  you  are!" 
With  these  words  he  shouldered 
a  bag  filled  with  precious  stones 
and  slipped  away  to  his  cave 
among  the  rocks. 

The  maidens  were  now  accus- 
tomed to  his  ingratitude  and  they 
walked  on  to  the  town.  Going 
home  they  passed  over  the  same 
common,  and,  unawares,  walked 
up  to  a  clean  spot  on  which  the 
dwarf  had  shaken  out  his  bag  of 
precious  stones,  thinking  nobody 
was  near. 

The  sun  was  shining,  and  the 
bright  stones  glittered  in  its 
beams,  displaying  such  a  variety 


152  GRIMM'S   FAIRY    TALES. 

of  colors  that  the  two  maidens 
stopped  to  admire  them. 

"What  are  you  standing  there 
gaping  for?"  asked  the  dwarf, 
while  his  face  grew  as  red  as 
copper  with  rage.  He  was  still 
abusing  the  poor  maidens,  when 
a  loud  roaring  was  heard,  and  a 
great  black  bear  came  rolling  out 
of  the  forest. 

The  dwarf  jumped  up  in  terror, 
but  he  could  not  gain  his  hiding- 
place  before  the  bear  overtook 
him.  Thereupon  he  cried  out: 
"Spare  me,  my  dear  Lord  Bear! 
I  will  giye  you  all  my  treasures. 
See  these  beautiful  precious  stones 


SNOW-WHITE   AND  ROSE-RED.  153 

which  lie  here.  Only  give  me 
my  life;  for  what  have  you  to 
fear  from  a  little  weak  fellow  like 
me?  You  could  not  touch  me 
with  your  big  teeth.  There  are 
two  wicked  girls,  take  them;  they 
would  make  nice  morsels;  as 
fat  as  young  quails;  eat  them, 
I  beg!" 

The  bear,  however,  without 
troubling  himself  to  speak,  gave 
the  bad-hearted  dwarf  a  single 
blow  with  his  paw,  and  he  never 
stirred  again. 

The  maidens  were  going  to  run 
away,  but  the  bear  called  to  them, 
"  Snow- White  and  Rose-Red,  fear 


154  GRIMM'S  FAIRY   TALES. 

not!  Wait  a  bit,  and  I  will  go 
with  you."  They  knew  his  voice 
and  stopped;  and  as  the  bear 
approached  them,  his  rough  coat 
suddenly  fell  off,  and  he  stood  up 
a  tall  man,  dressed  entirely  in 
gold. 

"I  am  a  King's  son,"  he  said, 
"and  was  condemned  by  that 
wicked  dwarf  to  wander  about  in 
this  forest  in  the  form  of  a  bear 
till  his  death  released  me.  He 
also  stole  all  my  treasures.  Now 
he  has  his  punishment." 

Then  they  went  home,  and 
Snow- White  was  married  to  the 
Prince,     and     Rose -Red     to     his 


SNOW-WHITE   AND  ROSE-RED.  155 

brother.  The  mother  lived  hap- 
pily for  many  years  with  her  two 
children;  and  the  rose-trees  which 
had  stood  before  the  cottage  were 
planted  near  the  palace,  and  every 
year  produced  beautiful  red  and 
white  roses. 


THE  TWO  BROTHERS. 

Once  upon  a  time  there  were 
two  brothers,  one  rich  and  the 
other  poor.  The  rich  man  was  a 
goldsmith,  who  was  selfish,  but 
the  poor  brother,  who  mended 
brooms,  was  honest  and  pious. 
The  poor  man  had  two  children, 
—  twins,  as  like  one  another  as 
two  drops  of  water,  —  who  used 
often  to  go  to  their  rich  uncle's 
house,  where  the  cook  would  give 
them  a  dinner  from  pieces  left  by 
her  master. 

One     day    when     the     broom- 


THE    TWO   BROTHERS.  157 

mender  went  into  the  woods  for 
.wigs  he  saw  a  bird  of  gold, 
vhich  was  more  beautiful  than 
any  bird  he  had  ever  before  seen. 
He  picked  up  a  stone  and  flung  it 
at  the  bird,  and  hit  it,  but  with 
so  little  force  that  only  a  single 
feather  dropped  off.  This  feather 
he  took  to  his  brother,  who  looked 
at  it  and  said,  "It  is  of  pure  gold! 
I  will  give  you  a  good  sum  of 
money  for  it." 

The  next  day  he  climbed  up  a 
birch  tree  to  lop  off4  a  bough  or 
two,  when  the  same  bird  flew  out 
of  the  branches,  and,  as  he  looked 
round,  he  found  a  nest  with  an 


158  GRIMM'S    FAIRY    TALES. 

egg  in  it,  and  the  egg  was  of 
pure  gold.  This  he  took  to  his 
brother,  who  gave  him  what  it 
was  worth,  but  said  he  must  have 
the  bird  itself. 

For  the  third  time,  now,  the 
brother  went  into  the  forest,  and 
again  saw  the  golden  bird  sitting 
upon  a  tree:  taking  up  a  stone, 
he  threw  it  and  killed  the  bird, 
which  he  took  to  his  brother, 
and  received  a  large  pile  of  gold 
for  it.  With  this  the  man  went 
home  with  a  light  heart. 

The  goldsmith  was  crafty,  and 
knew  very  well  what  sort  of  a 
bird  it  was.     He  called  his  Avife 


THE    TWO   BROTHERS.  159 

and  said  to  her:  " Roast  this  bird 
for  me,  and  take  care  of  whatever 
falls  from  it,  for  I  have  a  mind  to 
eat  it  by  myself."  Now,  the  bird 
was  not  a  common  one,  for  it  was 
said  that  if  any  one  should  eat  its 
heart  and  liver  he  would  find  a 
gold  piece  under  his  pillow  every 
morning. 

The  wife  made  the  bird  ready, 
and,  putting  it  on  a  spit,  set  it 
down  to  roast.  Now,  while  it 
was  on  the  fire  the  two  children 
of  the  poor  broom-mender  ran  in, 
and  two  little  tidbits  fell  out  of 
the  bird  into  the  pan.  These 
the  goldsmith's  wife  gave  to  the 


160  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

children,  not  knowing  their  magic 
powers,  but,  in  order  that  her 
husband  might  not  miss  them  and 
fly  in  a  passion,  she  quickly  killed 
a  little  chicken,  and,  taking  out 
its  liver  and  heart,  put  them  in- 
side the  golden  bird. 

As  soon  as  the  bird  was  done 
she  carried  it  to  the  goldsmith, 
who  ate  it  quite  alone,  and  left 
nothing  at  all  on  the  plate.  The 
next  morning,  however,  when  he 
looked  under  his  pillow  to  find 
the  gold  pieces,  there  was  not  the 
smallest  one  to  be  seen. 

The  two  children  did  not  know 
what    good    luck    had    fallen    on 


THE    TWO   BROTHERS.  161 

them,  but  when  they  got  up  the 
next  morning,  two  gold  pieces  fell 
ringing  on  the  ground.  These 
they  took  to  their  father,  who 
hardly  knew  what  he  should  do 
with  them;  but  as  the  next  morn- 
ing the  same  thing  happened,  and 
so  on  every  day,  he  went  to  his 
brother  and  told  him  the  whole 
story. 

The  goldsmith  knew  at  once 
that  the  children  had  eaten  the 
heart  and  liver  of  his  bird,  and  in 
order  to  avenge  himself,  and  be- 
cause he  was  so  hard-hearted,  he 
told  the  father  that  his  children 
were  in  league  with  evil  spirits, 


162  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

and  warned  him  not  to  take  the 
gold,  but  to  turn  the  children  out 
of  the  house,  for  he  said  the  Evil 
One  had  them  in  his  power,  and 
would  make  them  do  some  mis- 
chief. Their  father  feared  the 
Evil  One,  and,  although  it  cost 
him  a  sharp  pang,  he  led  his 
children  out  to  the  forest  and 
with  a  sad  heart  left  them  there. 

The  two  children  ran  about  the 
wood  seeking  the  road  home,  but 
they  could  not  find  it.  At  last 
they  met  a  huntsman,  who  asked 
who  they  were. 

"We  are  the  children  of  the 
poor  broom-mender,'1  they  replied, 


THE    TWO   BROTHERS.  163 

"our  father  could  no  longer 
keep  us  at  home,  because  a  gold 
piece  lay  under  our  pillows  every 
morning." 

"Well,"  replied  the  huntsman, 
"that  does  not  seem  right,  if  you 
are  honest  and  not  idle." 

The  good  man,  having  no 
children  of  his  own,  took  the 
twins  home  with  him,  because 
they  pleased  him,  and  told  them 
he  would  be  their  father  and 
bring  them  up.  With  him  they 
learned  all  kinds  of  hunting,  and 
the  gold  pieces  which  they  found 
each  morning  they  laid  aside 
against  a  rainy  day. 


164  GRIMM'S    FAIRY   TALES. 

When  they  became  young  men 
the  huntsman  took  them  into  the 
forest,  and  said:  " To-day  you 
must  show  me  how  well  you  can 
shoot,  that  I  may  make  you  free 
huntsmen  like  myself." 

So  they  went  with  him,  and 
waited  a  long  time,  but  no  wild 
beast  came.  At  last  the  hunts- 
man, looking  up,  saw  a  flock  of 
wild  geese  flying  over  in  the  form 
of  a  triangle. 

"  Shoot  one  from  each  corner," 
said  he  to  the  twins.  When  they 
had  done  this,  another  flock  came 
flying  over  in  the  form  of  a  figure 
two,   and  from    these  they  were 


THE    TWO  BROTHERS.  165 

also  bidden  to  shoot  one  at  each 
corner.  When  they  had  done 
this,  their  foster-father  said,  "I 
now  make  you  free." 

Then  the  two  brothers  went 
together  into  the  forest  to  plan 
what  they  would  do,  and  when 
at  evening-time  they  sat  down  to 
their  meal,  they  said  to  their 
foster-father,  "We  shall  not  touch 
the  least  morsel  of  food  till  you 
have  granted  our  request." 

He  asked  them  what  it  was, 
and  they  replied : 

"We  have  now  learned  every- 
thing you  can  teach  us:  let  us  go 
into  the  world  and  see  what  we 


166  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

can  do  there,  and  let  us  set  out  at 
once." 

"You  have  spoken  like  brave 
huntsmen,"  cried  the  old  man 
with  joy;  "What  you  have  asked 
is  just  what  I  wished.  You  can 
set  out  as  soon  as  you  like,  for 
you  will  succeed." 

Then  they  ate  together  once 
more  in  great  joy. 

When  the  day  came  for  them 
to  go,  the  old  huntsman  gave  to 
each  youth  a  good  rifle  and  a  dog, 
and  let  them  take  from  the  gold 
pieces  as  many  as  they  liked. 
Then  he  went  with  them  a  part 
of  their  way,   and  at  parting  he 


THE    TWO  BROTHERS.  167 

gave  them  a  knife,  saying,  "If 
one  of  you  should  ever  be  lost, 
stick  this  knife  in  a  tree  by  the 
roadside,  and  then,  if  the  other 
returns  to  the  same  point,  he  can 
tell  how  his  brother  fares;  for  the 
side  upon  which  there  is  a  mark, 
will  rust  if  he  dies;  but  as  long 
as  he  lives  it  will  be  as  bright  as 
ever." 

The  two  brothers  now  went  on 
till  they  came  to  a  forest  so  large 
that  they  could  not  get  out  of  it 
in  one  day.  There  they  passed 
the  night,  and  ate  what  they  had 
in  their  hunters'  pockets.  The 
second  day  they  again  walked  on, 


168  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

but  found  no  opening,  and  haying 

nothing    to    eat,    one    said,    "We 

must  shoot  something  or  we  shall 

die   of  hunger";    and    he    loaded 

his  gun  and  looked  around.     Just 

then   an  old  hare   came  running 

up,    at    which   he   aimed,    but   it 

cried  out: 

"Dear  Huntsman,  pray  now  let  me  live, 
And  I  will  two  young  lev'rets  give." 

So  saying,  it  ran  back  into  the 
brushwood  and  brought  out  two 
hares,  which  played  about  so 
prettily  that  the  hunters  could 
not  make  up  their  minds  to  kill 
them.  So  they  took  them  with 
them. 


THE    TWO  BROTHERS.  169 

Presently  a  fox  came  up,  and, 

as  they  were  about  to  shoot  it, 

he  cried  out: 

"Dear  Hunters,  pray  now  let  me  live, 
And  I  will  two  young  foxes  give." 

These  it  brought,  and  the  brothers, 

instead  of  killing  them,  put  them 

with  the  young  hares,  and  all  four 

followed. 

In  a  little  while  a  wolf  came 

out  of  the  brushwood,  at  which 

the  hunters  also  aimed,  but  like 

the  others  it  cried  out: 

"Dear  Hunters,  pray  now  let  me  live; 
Two  young  ones,  in  return,  I'll  give." 

The    hunters    placed    the    two 
wolves  with   the    other   animals, 


170  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

who  still  followed  them.  Soon 
they  met  a  bear,  who  also  begged 
for  his  life,  saying: 

"Dear  Hunters,  pray  now  let  me  live; 
Two  young  ones,  in  return,  I'll  give." 

These  two  bears  wTere  added 
to  the  others,  which  made  eight 
animals.  And  now  who  came 
last?  A  lion  shaking  his  mane. 
The  two  brothers  were  not  afraid, 
but  aimed  at  him,  and  he  cried: 

"Dear  Hunters,  pray  now  let  me  live ; 
Two  young  ones,  in  return,  I'll  give." 

The  lion  then  brought  his  two 
young  ones,  and  now  the  hunts- 
men had  two  lions,  two  bears, 
two  wolves,  two  foxes,  and  two 


THE    TWO  BROTHERS.  171 

hares  following  and  waiting  upon 
them.  But  the  brothers  were 
hungry,  haying  eaten  nothing, 
and  they  said  to  the  foxes,  "You 
get  us  something  to  eat,  for  you 
are  both  sly  and  crafty." 

The  foxes  replied:  "Not  far 
from  here  lies  a  village,  where 
we  can  get  many  fowls,  and  we 
will  show  you  the  way  there." 

So  they  went  into  the  village 
and  bought  something  to  eat  for 
themselves  and  their  animals, 
and  then  went  on,  for  the  foxes 
knew  where  the  hen-roosts  were, 
and  could  direct  the  huntsmen 
well. 


172  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

They  walked  on  without  finding 
any  place  where  they  could  live 
together;  so  they  said  to  one 
another,  "Let  us  go  apart."  The 
two  brothers  therefore  divided  the 
beasts,  each  taking  a  lion,  a  bear, 
a  wolf,  a  fox,  and  a  hare.  Then 
they  said  good-by,  promising  to 
love  each  other  till  death.  The 
knife  which  their  foster-father 
gave  them  they  stuck  in  a  tree, 
so  that  one  side  pointed  to  the 
east  and  the  other  to  the  west. 

The  younger  brother  with  his 
animals  came  to  a  town  which 
was  hung  with  black  crape.  He 
went  into  an  inn  and  asked  if  he 


THE    TWO  BROTHERS.  173 

could  lodge  his  beasts,  and  the 
landlord  gave  him  a  stable.  In 
the  wall  was  a  hole  through  which 
the  hare  crept  and  took  a  cabbage ; 
the  fox  caught  himself  a  hen;  but 
the  lion,  the  bear,  and  the  wolf, 
being  too  big  for  the  hole,  could 
get  nothing. 

The  master  made  the  host  fetch 
an  ox  for  them,  on  which  they 
feasted  merrily,  and  then,  having 
cared  for  his  beasts,  he  asked  the 
landlord  why  the  town  was  all 
hung  in  mourning.  The  land- 
lord replied,  it  was  because  the 
next  day  the  King's  only  daughter 
was  to  die. 


174  GRIMM'S   FAIRY    TALES. 

"Is  she,  then,  sick  unto  death?" 
inquired  the  huntsman. 

"No,"  replied  the  other,  "she 
is  well  enough;  but  still  she  must 
die." 

"How  is  that?"  asked  the 
huntsman. 

"Out  there  before  the  town," 
said  the  landlord,  "is  a  high 
mountain  on  which  lives  a  dragon, 
who,  every  year,  demands  the 
sacrifice  of  a  pure  maiden.  Should 
the  King  refuse,  the  monster  would 
lay  waste  all  the  country.  Now  all 
the  maidens  have  been  given  up, 
until  there  is  but  one  left,  the 
King's  daughter,  who  must  die,  for 


THE    TWO  BROTHERS.  175 

there  is  no  other  way,  and  to- 
morrow morning  it  is  to  happen." 

The  huntsman  asked,  "Why 
does  no  one  kill  the  dragon?" 

"Ah!"  replied  the  landlord, 
"many  knights  have  tried,  but 
every  one  has  lost  his  life.  The 
King  has  promised  his  daughter 
and,  after  his  death,  his  kingdom 
to  any  one  who  will  kill  this 
dragon." 

The  huntsman  said  nothing 
further  at  that  time,  but  the  next 
morning,  taking  with  him  his 
beasts,  he  climbed  the  dragon's 
mountain. 

A  little  way  up  stood  a  chapel, 


176  GRIMM'S  FAIRY  TALES. 

and  upon  an  altar  were  three 
cups,  and  by  them  was  written, 
"Whoever  drinks  the  contents  of 
these  cups  will  be  the  strongest 
man  on  earth,  and  may  take  the 
sword  which  lies  buried  beneath 
the    threshold." 

Without  drinking,  the  hunts- 
man sought  and  found  the  sword 
in  the  ground,  but  he  could  not 
move  it  from  its  place;  so  he 
drank  out  of  the  cups,  and  then 
he  easily  pulled  out  the  sword, 
and  was  so  strong  that  he  waved 
it  about  like  a  feather. 

When  the  hour  came  at  which 
the  maiden  should  be  given  over 


THE   TWO  BROTHERS.  177 

to  the  dragon,  the  King  and  all 
his  court  went  with  her.  From 
a  distance  they  saw  the  huntsman 
upon  the  mountain,  and  took  him 
for  the  dragon  waiting  for  them, 
and  so  dared  not  ascend;  but  at 
last,  because  the  whole  city  must 
otherwise  have  been  killed,  the 
Princess  made  the  dreadful  ascent 
alone.  The  King  and  his  men 
went  home  full  of  grief,  but  the 
Marshal  had  to  stop  and  watch  it 
all  from  a  distance. 

When  the  King's  daughter 
reached  the  top  of  the  hill  she 
found  the  young  hunter  there 
instead     of     the     dragon.       The 


178  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

hunter  said  he  would  save  her, 
and,  leading  her  into  the  chapel, 
shut  her  up  in  it.  In  a  short 
time  the  seven-headed  dragon 
came  up  roaring  with  an  awful 
noise,  but  when  he  saw  the  hunter 
he  was  afraid  and  asked,  "What 
do  you  here  on  my  mountain?" 

The  hunter  replied  that  he 
came  to  fight  him,  and  the  dragon 
said,  breathing  out  fire  from  his 
seven  jaws  as  he  spoke,  "Many  a 
knight  has  already  left  his  life 
behind  him,  and  you  I  will  soon 
kill  as  dead  as  they." 

The  fire  from  his  throat  set  the 
grass  in  a  blaze,  and  the   smoke 


THE    TWO  BROTHERS.  179 

would  have  choked  the  hunter 
had  not  his  beasts  come  running 
up  and  stamped  it  out. 

Then  the  dragon  made  a  dart 
at  the  hunter,  but  he  swung  his 
sword  round  so  that  it  whistled 
in  the  air,  and  cut  off  three  of  the 
beast's  heads.  The  dragon  now 
became  furious  and  raised  himself 
in  the  air,  spitting  out  fire  over 
his  enemy,  trying  in  every  way  to 
overthrow  him;  but  the  hunter, 
springing  on  one  side,  raised  his 
sword  again,  and  cut  off  three 
more  of  his  heads. 

The  beast  was  half  killed  with 
this,   and    sank    down,    but    tried 


180  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

once  more  to  catch  the  hunter, 
who  beat  him  off,  and,  with  his 
last  strength,  cut  off  the  dragon's 
tail;  and  then  being  unable  to 
fight  longer,  he  called  his  beasts, 
who  came  and  tore  the  dragon  to 
pieces. 

As  soon  as  the  battle  was  over, 
the  hunter  unlocked  the  chapel, 
where  he  found  the  Princess  lying 
on  the  floor.  She  had  fainted 
with  terror  while  the  contest  was 
going  on.  The  hunter  carried  her 
out,  and  when  she  came  to  herself 
and  opened  her  eyes,  he  showed 
her  the  dragon  torn  to  pieces,  and 
said    she   was    now   safe    forever. 


THE    TWO   BROTHERS.  181 

The  sight  made  her  quite  happy, 
and  she  said,  "Now  you  will  be 
my  husband,  for  my  father  has 
promised  me  to  him  who  should 
kill  the  dragon." 

So  saying,  she  took  off  her 
necklace  of  coral  and  divided  it 
among  the  beasts  for  a  reward, 
the  lion  having  the  gold  snap  for 
his  share.  But  her  handkerchief, 
on  which  her  name  was  marked, 
she  presented  to  the  huntsman, 
who  cut  the  tongues  from  the 
dragon's  seven  mouths,  and,  wrap- 
ping them  in  the  handkerchief, 
kept  them  with  great  care. 

All  this  being  done,  the  hunter 


182  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

felt  so  wearied  by  the  battle  with 
the  dragon  and  the  fire,  that  he 
said  to  the  Princess,  "  Since  we 
are  both  so  tired,  let  us  sleep 
awhile."  They  lay  down  on  the 
ground,  and  the  hunter  bade  the 
lion  watch  them. 

Soon  they  were  sound  asleep, 
and  the  lion,  who  was  also  weary 
with  fighting,  said  to  the  bear, 
uDo  you  lie  down  near  me,  for  I 
must  sleep  a  bit;  but  wake  me 
if  any  one  comes."  So  the  bear 
did  as  he  was  bidden,  but  soon 
getting  tired,  he  asked  the  wolf 
to  watch  for  him.  Before  long 
the    wolf    called     the    fox,    and 


THE    TWO   BROTHERS.  183 

said,  "Do  watch  for  me  a  little 
while,  I  want  to  have  a  nap, 
and  you  can  call  me  if  any  one 
comes." 

The  fox  lay  down  by  his  side, 
but  soon  felt  so  tired  himself  that 
he  called  the  hare,  and  asked  him 
to  take  his  place  and  watch  while 
he  slept  a  little.  The  hare  came, 
and  lying  down  too,  soon  felt  very 
sleepy;  but  he  had  no  one  to  call 
in  his  place,  and  he  soon  fell 
asleep  and  began  to  snore.  Here, 
then,  were  sleeping,  the  Princess, 
the  huntsman,  the  lion,  the  bear, 
the  wolf,  the  fox,  and  the  hare; 
and  all  were  very  sound  asleep. 


184  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

The  Marshal,  who  had  been  set 
to  watch  below,  had  not  seen  the 
dragon  fly  away  with  the  Prin- 
cess, and  all  seemed  so  very  quiet 
that  he  took  heart,  and  climbed 
the  mountain. 

There  lay  the  dragon  on  the 
ground,  torn  to  pieces,  and  not 
far  off,  the  King's  daughter,  and 
a  huntsman  with  his  beasts,  all  in 
a  deep  sleep.  Now  the  Marshal 
was  very  wicked,  and,  taking  his 
sword,  he  cut  off  the  head  of  the 
huntsman,  and  taking  the  maiden 
under  his  arm,  carried  her  down 
the  mountain.  At  this  she  awoke 
in  great  fright,  and  the  Marshal 


THE    TWO   BROTHERS.  185 

cried  to  her,  "You  are  in  my 
hands;  you  must  say  that  it  was 
I  who  killed  the  dragon." 

"That  I  cannot,"  she  replied, 
"for  a  hunter  and  his  animals  did 
it."  Then  he  drew  his  sword  and 
told  her  he  would  kill  her  if  she 
did  not  obey.  He  then  brought 
her  before  the  King,  who  went 
almost  beside  himself  with  joy  at 
again  seeing  his  dear  daughter, 
who,  he  thought,  had  been  torn  to 
pieces  by  the  monster. 

The  Marshal  told  the  King 
that  he  had  killed  the  dragon  and 
freed  the  Princess  and  the  whole 
kingdom,  and  he  must  have  her 


186  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

for  a  wife,  as  it  had  been 
promised.  The  King  asked  his 
daughter  if  it  were  true.  "Ah, 
yes,"  she  replied,  "it  must  be  so; 
but  the  wedding  shall  not  take 
place  for  a  year  and  a  day."  For 
she  thought  to  herself  that  per- 
haps in  that  time  she  might  hear 
some  news  of  her  dear  huntsman. 
On  the  dragon's  mountain  the 
animals  still  lay  asleep  beside 
their  dead  master,  when  a  great 
bee  came  and  settled  on  the 
hare's  nose,  but  he  lifted  his  paw 
and  brushed  it  off.  The  bee  came 
a  second  time,  but  the  hare 
brushed  it  off  again,  and  went  to 


THE    TWO  BROTHERS.  187 

sleep.  For  the  third  time  the 
bee  settled,  and  stung  the  hare's 
nose  so  that  he  woke.  As  soon 
as  he  had  risen  and  shaken  him- 
self he  awoke  the  fox,  and  the  fox 
awoke  the  wolf,  the  wolf  awoke 
the  bear,  and  the  bear  awoke  the 
lion. 

As  soon  as  the  lion  got  up  and 
saw  that  the  maiden  was  gone 
and  his  dear  master  dead,  he  be- 
gan to  roar  fearfully,  and  asked, 
"Who  has  done  this?  Bear,  why 
did  you  not  wake  me  ?  "  The  bear 
asked  the  wolf,  "Why  did  you 
not  wake  me?"  The  wolf  asked 
the  fox,  "Why  did  you  not  wake 


188  GRIMM'S    FAIRY   TALES. 

me?"  and  the  fox  asked  the  hare, 
"Why  did  you  not  wake  me?" 
The  poor  hare  alone  had  nothing 
to  answer,  and  the  blame  was 
laid  upon  him.  The  others 
would  have  fallen  upon  him,  but 
he  begged  for  his  life,  saying, 
"Do  not  kill  me  and  I  will 
restore  our  dear  master  to  life.  [ 
know  a  hill  where  grows  a  root 
that  will  heal  all  diseases  and 
wounds.  But  this  hill  lies  two 
hundred  hours5  journey  from  here." 
The  lion  said,  "You  must  go 
and  return  in  four  and  twenty 
hours,  bringing  the  root  with 
you." 


THE    TWO  BROTHERS.  189 

The  hare  ran  off  and  in  four 
and  twenty  hours  came  back  with 
the  root  in  his  mouth.  Now  the 
lion  put  the  huntsman's  head 
again  to  his  body,  while  the  hare 
applied  the  root  to  the  wound; 
and  the  huntsman  began  to 
revive,  his  heart  beat,  and  life 
returned. 

The  huntsman  now  awoke,  and 
seeing  that  the  maiden  was  no 
longer  with  him,  he  thought  to 
himself,  "While  I  slept,  perhaps 
she  ran  away  to  get  rid  of  me." 

In  his  haste  the  lion  had  set 
his  master's  head  on  the  wrong; 
way;  but  the  hunter,  thinking  so 


190  GRIMM'S   FAIRY    TALES. 

much  about  the  Princess,  did  not 
find  it  out  till  mid-day,  when  he 
wanted  to  eat.  Then,  when  he 
wished  to  help  himself,  he  found 
his  head  was  turned  to  his  back, 
and  he  asked  the  animals  what 
had  happened  to  him  in  his  sleep. 
The  lion  told  him  that  from 
weariness  they  had  all  gone  to 
sleep,  and  when  they  awoke  they 
found  him  dead,  with  his  head 
cut  off;  that  the  hare  had  fetched 
the  life-root,  but  in  his  great 
haste  he  had  turned  his  master's 
head  the  wrong  way,  but  that  he 
would  make  it  all  right  again  in 
no  time.     So   saying,   he  cut  off 


THE    TWO   BROTHERS.  191 

the  huntsman's  head  and  turned 
it  round,  while  the  hare  healed 
the  wound  with  the  root. 

After  this  the  hunter  became 
very  dull,  and  went  about  from 
place  to  place  letting  his  animals 
dance  to  the  people  for  show. 
After  a  year's  time  he  came  again 
into  the  same  town  where  he 
had  saved  the  Princess  from  the 
dragon,  and  this  time  it  was  hung 
all  over  with  scarlet  cloth.  He 
asked  the  landlord  of  the  inn, 
"What  means  this?  A  year  ago 
the  city  was  hung  with  black 
crape,  and  to-day  it  is  all  in  red ! '' 
The    landlord    replied,    "A    year 


192  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

ago  our  King's  daughter  was 
given  to  the  dragon,  but  our 
Marshal  fought  with  it  and  slew 
it,  and  this  day  they  are  to  be 
married ;  before,  the  town  was 
hung  with  crape  in  token  of  grief, 
but  to-day  with  scarlet  cloth  to 
show  our  joy." 

The  next  day,  when  the  wed- 
ding was  to  take  place,  the 
huntsman  said  to  the  landlord, 
"Believe  it  or  not,  mine  host, 
but  to-day  I  will  eat  bread  at 
the  same  table  with  the  King ! " 

Then,  calling  the  hare,  he  said, 
"Go,  dear  Jumper,  and  bring  me  a 
bit  of  bread  such  as  the  King  eats." 


THE    TWO  BROTHERS.  193 

Now,  the  hare  was  the  small- 
est, and  could  not  trust  his 
business  to  any  one  else,  but 
was  obliged  to  make  himself 
rfeady  to  go.  "Oh!"  thought 
he,  "if  I  jump  along  the  streets 
alone,  the  dogs  will  come  out 
after  me." 

While  he  stood  thinking  the 
dogs  came  behind  and  were  about 
to  seize  him  for  a  choice  morsel, 
but  he  made  a  spring  (had  you 
but  seen  it!),  and  ran  into  a 
sentry-box  without  the  knowledge 
of  the  soldier.  The  dogs  came 
and  tried  to  hunt  him  out,  but 
the  soldier  beat  them  off  with  a 


194  GRIMM'S    FAIRY   TALES. 

club,    so    that    they  ran  howling 
and  barking  away. 

As  soon  as  the  hare  saw  the 
coast  clear,  he  ran  up  to  the  castle 
and  into  the  room  where  the 
Princess  was,  and,  getting  under 
her  stool,  began  to  scratch  her 
foot.  The  Princess  said,  "Will 
you  be  quiet?''  thinking  it  was 
her  dog.  Then  the  hare  scratched 
her  foot  a  second  time,  and  she 
said  again,  "Will  you  be  quiet?" 
but  the  hare  would  not  leave  off, 
and  a  third  time  he  scratched  her 
foot;  and  now  she  peeped  down 
and  knew  the  hare  by  his  neck- 
lace.      She   took  him   up   in   her 


THE    TWO   BROTHERS.  195 

arms  and  carried  him  into  her 
chamber,  saying,  "Dear  hare, 
what  do  you  want?"  The  hare 
replied,  "My  master,  who  killed 
the  dragon,  is  here,  and  sent  me : 
I  am  come  for  a  piece  of  bread 
such  as  the  King  eats.'5 

At  these  words  she  became 
very  glad,  and  bade  her  servant 
bring  her  a  piece  of  bread  such 
as  the  King  had.  When  it  was 
brought,  the  hare  said,  "The 
baker  must  carry  it  for  me,  or 
the  dogs  will  seize  it."  So  the 
baker  carried  it  to  the  door  of 
the  inn,  where  the  hare  got  upon 
his    hind    legs,    and,    taking    the 


196  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

bread  in  his  forepaws,  carried  it 
to  his  master. 

The  landlord  wondered  very 
much,  but  the  huntsman  said 
further,  "Yes,  I  have  got  the 
King's  bread,  and  now  I  will 
have  some  of  his  meat";  and 
calling  the  fox,  he  said,  "My  dear 
fox,  go  and  fetch  me  some  of  the 
meat  which  the  King  is  to  eat 
to-day." 

The  fox,  who  was  more  cunning 
than  the  hare,  went  through  the 
lanes  and  alleys,  without  seeing  a 
dog,  straight  to  the  royal  palace 
and  into  the  room  of  the  Princess, 
under  whose  stool  he  crept. 


THE    TWO  BROTHERS.  197 

Presently  he  scratched  her  foot, 
and  the  Princess,  looking  down, 
knew  the  fox  with  her  necklace, 
and,  taking  him  into  her  room, 
she  asked,  "What  do  you  want, 
dear  fox?"  He  replied,  "My 
master,  who  killed  the  dragon,  is 
here,  and  sent  me  to  beg  a  piece 
of  meat  such  as  the  King  will  eat 
to-day." 

The  Princess  called  the  cook, 
and  made  her  prepare  a  dish  of 
meat  like  the  King's,  and,  when 
it  was  ready,  she  bade  him  carry 
it  for  the  fox  to  the  door  of  the 
inn.  There  the  fox  took  the  dish 
himself,  and,  first  driving  the  flies 


198  GRIMM'S  FAIRY   TALES. 

away  with  a  whisk  of  his  tail, 
carried  it  to  the  hunter. 

"See  here,  master  landlord, " 
said  the  hunter;  "here  are  the 
bread  and  meat :  now  I  will  have 
the  same  fruit  as  the  King  eats." 

He  called  the  wolf,  and  said, 
"Dear  wolf,  go  and  fetch  me 
some  fruit  the  same  as  the  King 
eats  to-day." 

The  wolf  went  straight  to  the 
castle  like  a  person  who  feared 
nodody,  and,  when  he  came  into 
the  Princess's  chamber,  he  plucked 
at  her  clothes  so  that  she  looked 
round.  The  maiden  knew  the 
wolf  by   his    necklace,   and  took 


THE    TWO   BROTHERS.  199 

him  with  her  into  her  room,  and 
said,  "Dear  wolf,  what  do  you 
want  ?  " 

The  beast  replied,  "  My  master, 
who  killed  the  dragon,  is  here, 
and  has  sent  me  for  some  fruit 
like  that  the  King  eats  to-day." 

Then  she  bade  the  cook  prepare 
a  dish  of  fruit  the  same  as  the 
King's,  and  carry  it  to  the  inn- 
door  for  the  wolf,  who  took  it  of 
her,  and  bore  it  in  to  his  master. 
The  hunter  said,  "See  here,  my 
host;  now  I  have  bread,  meat, 
and  fruit  the  same  as  the  King's, 
but  I  will  also  have  the  same 
sweetmeats."     Then  he  called  to 


200  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

the  bear,  "Dear  bear,  go  and 
fetch  me  some  sweetmeats  like 
those  the  King  has  for  his  dinner 
to-day,  for  you  like  sweet  things." 
The  bear  rolled  along  up  to 
the  castle,  while  every  one  got  out 
of  his  way ;  but,  when  he  came  to 
the  guard,  he  pointed  his  gun  at 
him,  and  would  not  let  him  pass 
into  the  royal  rooms.  The  bear, 
however,  got  up  on  his  hind  legs, 
and  gave  the  guard  a  box  on  the 
ears  with  his  paw,  which  knocked 
him  down ;  and  then  he  went 
straight  to  the  room  of  the  Prin- 
cess, and,  getting  behind  her, 
growled  slightly. 


THE    TWO   BROTHERS.  201 

She  looked  round  and  saw  the 
bear,  whom  she  took  into  her  own 
chamber  and  asked  him  what  he 
came  for.  "  My  master,  who  slew 
the  dragon,  is  here,"  said  he,  "and 
has  sent  me  for  some  sweetmeats 
such  as  the  King  eats." 

The  Princess  called  the  sugar- 
baker,  and  bade  him  prepare  sweet- 
meats like  those  the  King  had, 
and  carry  them  for  the  bear  to  the 
inn.  There  the  bear  took  charge 
of  them,  and,  first  licking  off  the 
sugar  which  had  boiled  over,  he 
took  them  in  to  his  master. 

"See  here,  friend  landlord," 
said  the  huntsman ;  "  now  I  have 


202  GRIMM'S  FAIRY   TALES. 

bread,  meat,  fruit,  and  sweetmeats 
from  the  table  of  the  King ;  but  I 
mean  also  to  drink  his  wine." 

He  called  the  lion  and  said, 
"Dear  lion,  go  and  fetch  me  some 
wine  like  that  the  King  drinks." 

The  lion  strode  through  the 
town,  where  all  the  people  made 
way  for  him,  and  soon  came  to 
the  castle,  wdiere  the  watchmen 
tried  to  stop  him  at  the  gates; 
but  he  just  gave  a  little  bit  of  a 
roar,  and  they  were  so  frightened 
that  they  all  ran  away.  He 
walked  on  to  the  royal  chamber 
and  knocked  with  his  tail  at  the 
door,     and     when     the     Princess 


THE    TWO   BROTHERS.  203 

opened  it,  she  was  at  first 
frightened  to  see  a  lion;  but, 
soon  knowing  him  by  the  gold 
snap  of  her  necklace  which  he 
wore,  she  took  him  into  her  room 
and  asked,  "  Dear  lion,  what  do 
you  wish?" 

The  lion  replied,  "My  master, 
who  killed  the  dragon,  is  here, 
and  has  sent  me  for  wine  like 
that  the  King  drinks  at  his  own 
table."  The  Princess  called  the 
butler,  and  told  him  to  give  the 
lion  wine  such  as  the  King  drank. 
But  the  lion  said,  "I  will  go 
down  with  you  and  see  that  I 
have  the  right  kind." 


204  GRIMM'S   FAIRY    TALES. 

When  they  found  it  he  bade 
the  butler  fill  six  bottles  with  it, 
and  the  lion,  taking  the  basket  in 
his  mouth,  carried  it  to  his  master. 

The  hunter  called  the  landlord, 
and  said,  "  See  here ;  now  I  have 
bread,  meat,  fruit,  sweetmeats, 
and  wine,  the  very  same  as  the 
King  will  himself  eat  to-day,  and 
so  I  will  make  my  dinner  with 
my  animals." 

They  sat  down  and  ate,  for  he 
gave  the  hare,  the  fox,  the  wolf, 
the  bear,  and  the  lion  their  share 
of  the  good  things,  and  was  very 
happy,  for  he  felt  the  King's 
daughter  still  loved  him.      When 


THE    TWO   BROTHERS.  205 

he  had  finished  his  meal,  he  said 
to  the  landlord :  "  Now,  as  I 
have  eaten  and  drunk  the  same 
things  as  the  King,  I  will  even 
go  to  the  royal  palace  and  marry 
the  Princess." 

The  landlord  said,  "How  can 
that  be,  for  she  is  to  marry  the 
Marshal  to-day  ?  " 

Then  the  hunter  drewr  out  the 
handkerchief  which  the  King's 
daughter  had  given  him  on  the 
dragon's  mountain,  and  wherein 
the  seven  tongues  of  the  dragon's 
seven  heads  were  wrapped,  and 
said,  "  This  shall  help  me  to  do 
it." 


206  GRIMM'S   FAIRY    TALES. 

The  landlord  looked  at  the 
handkerchief,  and  said,  "If  I 
believe  all  that  has  been  done, 
still  I  cannot  believe  that." 

Meantime  the  King  asked  his 
daughter,  "What  do  all  these 
wild  beasts  mean  who  have  come 
to  you  to-day,  and  passed  in  and 
out  of  my  castle  ?  " 

She  replied,  "I  dare  not  tell 
you,  but  send  and  let  the  master 
of  these  beasts  be  brought,  and 
you  will  do  well." 

The  King  sent  a  servant  to  the 
inn  to  invite  the  strange  man  to 
come.  Then  said  the  hunter 
"  See,  mine  host,  the  King  even 


THE    TWO  BROTHERS.  207 

sends  a  servant  to  invite  me  to 
come,  but  I  do  not  go  yet."  And 
to  the  servant  he  said,  "  I  beg 
that  the  King  will  send  me  royal 
clothes,  and  a  carriage  with  six 
horses,   and   servants   to  wait   on 


me." 


When  the  King  heard  this 
answer,  he  said  to  his  daughter, 
"What  shall  I  do?"  "Do  as  he 
desires,  and  you  will  do  well,"  she 
replied.  So  the  King  sent  a  suit 
of  royal  clothes,  a  carriage  with 
six  horses,  and  servants  to  wait 
upon  the  man.  As  the  hunter 
sawr  them  coming,  he  said  to  the 
landlord,  "  See  here,  I  am  treated 


208  GRIMM'S  FAIRY   TALES. 

just  as  I  desired  to  be,"  and,  put- 
ting on  the  royal  clothes,  he  took 
the  handkerchief  with  him,  and 
drove  to  the  King. 

When  the  King  saw  him  com- 
ing, he  asked  his  daughter  how 
he  should  receive  him,  and  she 
said,  "Go  out  to  meet  him,  and 
you  will  do  well."  So  the  King 
met  him  and  led  him  into  the 
palace,  the  animals  following. 
The  King  showed  him  a  seat 
near  himself  and  his  daughter, 
and  the  Marshal  sat  upon  the 
other  side.  Now,  against  the 
wall  was  placed  the  seven-headed 
dragon,    stuffed  as  if  it  were  yet 


THE    TWO   BROTHERS. 


209 


alive;  and  the  King  said,  "The 
seven  heads  of  that  dragon  were 
cut  off  by  our  Marshal." 


l&    ^ 


Then  the  hunter  rose  up,  and, 
opening  the  seven  jaws  of  the 
dragon,  asked  where  were  the 
seven  tongues.  This  frightened 
the  Marshal,  and  he  turned  pale 
as  death,  but  at  last  he  said, 
"  dragons  have  no  tongues." 


210  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

The  hunter  replied,  "Liars 
should  have  none,  but  the 
dragon's  tongues  are  the  trophies 
of  the  dragon  slayer."  And  so 
saying,  he  unwrapped  the  hand- 
kerchief, and  there  lay  the  seven 
tongues.  He  put  one  into  each 
mouth  of  the  monster,  and  they 
fitted  exactly.  Then  he  took  the 
handkerchief,  upon  which  her 
name  was  marked,  and  showed  it 
to  the  maiden,  and  asked  her  to 
whom  she  had  given  it,  and  she 
replied,  "To  him  who  slew  the 
dragon." 

Then  he  called  his  beasts,  and 
taking    from    each    the    necklace, 


THE    TWO   BROTHERS.  211 

and  from  the  lion  the  golden 
snap,  he  put  them  together,  and 
showing  them  to  the  Princess  too, 
asked  to  whom  they  belonged. 
The  Princess  said,  "The  necklace 
and  the  snap  were  mine,  and  I 
shared  it  among  the  animals  who 
helped  to  conquer  the  dragon." 

Then  the  huntsman  said, 
"When  I  was  sleeping  after  the 
fight,  the  Marshal  came  and  cut 
off  my  head,  and  then  took  away 
the  Princess,  and  gave  out  that  it 
was  he  who  killed  the  dragon. 

"  I  show  these  tongues,  this 
necklace,  and  this  handkerchief 
for  proofs  that  he  has  lied."    Then 


212  GRIMM'S  FAIRY   TALES. 

he  told  how  the  beasts  had  cured 
him  with  a  wonderful  root,  and 
that  for  a  year  he  had  wandered, 
and  at  last  had  come  again,  where 
he  had  learned  the  deceit  of  the 
Marshal  from  the  innkeeper.  The 
King  then  asked  his  daughter, 
"Is  it  true  that  this  man  killed 
the  dragon?" 

"Yes,"  she  replied,  "it  is  true; 
but  I  dared  not  tell  the  wicked 
deeds  of  the  Marshal,  because  he 
said  if  I  did  he  would  kill  me." 

After  these  words,  the  King 
called  twelve  wise  men  to  judge 
the  Marshal,  and  these  agreed 
that  he  should  be  banished.    Then 


THE    TWO   BROTHERS.  213 

the  King  gave  his  daughter  to 
the  huntsman.  The  wedding  was 
a  joyful  one,  and  the  young  King 
caused  his  father  and  foster-father 
to  be  brought  to  him,  and  loaded 
them  with  presents. 

The  young  King  and  Queen 
were  now  very  happy.  He  often 
went  out  hunting,  and  the  faithful 
animals  always  went  with  him. 

There  was  a  forest  near  by 
which  was  said  to  be  haunted, 
and  if  one  entered  it  he  did  not 
easily  get  out  again.  The  young 
King  took  a  great  fancy  to  hunt 
in  it.  One  day  he  rode  with  a 
great  company,   and,  as  he  came 


214  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

near  the  forest,  he  saw  a  snow- 
white  doe  going  into  it;  so, 
telling  his  men  to  await  his  re- 
turn, he  rode  off  among  the  trees, 
only  his  faithful  beasts  going 
with  him. 

The  men  of  the  court  waited 
and  waited  until  evening,  but  he 
did  not  return;  so  they  rode 
home,  and  told  the  young  Queen 
that  her  husband  had  ridden  into 
the  forest  in  pursuit  of  a  white 
doe,  and  had  not  come  out  again. 
The  news  made  her  very  anxious 
about  him. 

He,  however,  had  ridden  farther 
and  farther  into   the   wood   after 


THE    TWO   BROTHERS.  215 

the  beautiful  animal  without 
catching  it.  When  he  thought  it 
was  within  range  of  his  gun,  with 
one  spring  it  got  away,  till  at  last 
it  went  quite  out  of  sight. 

Then,  for  the  first  time,  he 
saw  how  deeply  he  had  plunged 
into  the  thicket;  and,  taking  his 
horn,  he  gave  n  blast,  but  there 
was  no  answer,  for  his  people 
could  not  hear  it.  Soon  night 
began  to  close  in,  and,  seeing  that 
he  could  not  get  home  that  day, 
he  built  a  fire,  and  made  ready  to 
to  pass  the  night  there. 

While  he  sat  by  the  fire  with 
his    beasts    lying    near    him,    he 


216  GRIMM'S   FAIRY    TALES. 

thought  he  heard  a  human  voice, 
but,  on  looking  round,  he  could 
see  nobody.  Soon  after,  he  heard 
a  groan  as  if  from  a  box,  and, 
looking  up,  he  saw  an  old  woman 
sitting  in  a  tree,  who  was  groan- 
ing and  crying,  "Oh,  oh,  oh,  how 
I  do  freeze ! 9i  He  called  out, 
"Come  down  and. warm  yourself 
if  you  freeze."  But  she  said, 
"No ;  your  beasts  will  bite  me." 

He  replied,  "They  will  not 
harm  you,  my  good  lady,  if  you 
come  down." 

But  she  was  a  witch,  and  said, 
"I  will  throw  you  down  a  twig, 
with    which,    if    you    beat    upon 


THE    TWO  BROTHERS.  217 

their  backs,  they  can  then  do  me 
no  harm."  He  did  as  she  asked, 
and  they  lay  down  quietly 
enough,  for  they  were  changed 
into  stones. 

Now,  when  the  old  woman  was 
safe  from  the  animals,  she  sprang 
down,  and,  touching  the  King 
with  a  twig,  turned  him  also  into 
a  stone.  Then  she  laughed  to 
herself,  and  buried  him  and  his 
beasts  in  a  graye. 

Meantime,  the  young  Queen 
grew  more  and  more  anxious  and 
sad  because  her  husband  did  not 
return.  Just  at  this  time,  the 
other  brother  came  into  her  king- 


218  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

dom.  He  had  been  seeking  and 
had  found  no  service  to  enter, 
and  was,  therefore,  traveling 
through  the  country,  making  his 
animals  dance  for  a  living. 

Once  he  thought  he  would  go 
and  look  for  the  knife  which  they 
had  stuck  in  a  tree,  in  order  to 
see  how  his  brother  fared.  When 
he  looked  at  it,  lo !  his  brother's 
side  was  half  rusty  and  half 
bright,  and  he  thought  his 
brother  had  fallen  into  some 
great  trouble;  but  he  hoped  yet 
to  save  him,  since  one  half  of  the 
knife  was  bright. 

He,    therefore,   went    with    his 


THE    TWO  BROTHERS.  219 

beasts  towards  the  west;  and,  as 
he  came  to  the  city,  the  watch 
went  out  to  him  and  asked  if  he 
should  tell  the  Queen  he  had 
come,  for  she  had  for  two  days 
been  in  great  sorrow  and  distress 
at  his  absence,  and  feared  he  had 
been  killed  in  the  enchanted 
wood. 

The  watchman  thought  he  was 
none  other  than  the  young  King, 
he  was  so  much  like  him  and 
had  also  the  same  wild  beasts 
with  him.  The  huntsman  saw  he 
was  speaking  of  his  brother,  but 
thought  it  was  all  for  the  best  that 
he  should  give  himself  out  as  his 


220  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

brother,  for  so,  perhaps,  he  might 
more  easily  save  him. 

He  went  with  the  watchman 
into  the  castle,  and  was  there 
received  with  great  joy,  for  the 
young  Queen  also  thought  he  was 
the  King,  and  asked  him  where 
he  had  stayed  so  long.  He  told 
her  he  had  been  lost  in  a  wood 
and  could  not  find  his  way  out 
any  earlier. 

He  rested  at  home  a  few  days, 
but  was  always  asking  about  the 
enchanted  wood;  and  at  last  he 
said,  "I  must  hunt  there  once 
more."  The  King  and  the  young 
Queen  begged  him  not  to  go,  but 


THE    TWO  BROTHERS.  221 

he  went  out  with  a  great  number 
of  servants. 

As  soon  as  he  got  into  the 
wood  he  saw  a  white  hind,  and 
told  his  people  to  wait  where 
they  were,  while  he  hunted  the 
wild  animal,  and  he  rode  off,  his 
beasts  following  him.  But  he 
could  not  catch  the  hind  any 
more  than  his  brother  could ;  and 
he  went  so  deep  into  the  wood 
that  he  had  to  pass  the  night 
there. 

As  soon  as  he  had  made  a  fire, 
he  heard  some  one  groaning,  and 
saying,  "Oh,  oh,  oh,  how  I  do 
freeze  ! "     Then  he  looked  up,  and 


222  GRIMM'S   FAIRY    TALES. 

there  sat  the  same  old  witch  In 
the  tree,  and  he  said  to  her,  "  If 
you  freeze,  old  woman,  why  don't 
you  come  down  and  warm  your- 
self ? "  She  replied,  "  Because 
your  beasts  would  bite  me ;  but 
if  you  will  beat  them  with  a  twig 
which  I  will  throw  down  to  you, 
they  can  do  me  no  harm." 

When  the  hunter  heard  this  he 
doubted  the  old  woman,  and  said 
to  her,  "  I  do  not  beat  my  beasts ; 
so  come  down,  or  I  will  fetch 
you."  But  she  called  out,  "What 
are  you  thinking-  of  ?  You  can  do 
nothing  to  me."  He  answered, 
"Come    down,    or    I.    will    shoot 


THE    TWO   BROTHERS.  223 

you."  The  old  woman  laughed, 
and  said,  "  Shoot  away !  I  am  not 
afraid  of  your  bullets  ! " 

He  knelt  down  and  shot,  but 
she  was  bullet-proof;  and,  laugh- 
ing, she  called  out,  "You  cannot 
catch  me."  However,  the  hunter 
knew  a  trick  or  two,  and,  tearing 
three  silver  buttons  from  his  coat, 
he  loaded  his  gun  with  them. 
While  he  was  ramming  them 
down,  the  old  witch  threw  herself 
from  the  tree  with  a  loud  shriek, 
for  she  was  not  proof  against 
such  shot.  He  placed  his  foot 
upon  her  neck,  and  said,  "Old 
witch,    if    yon.    do    not    tell    me 


224  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

quickly  where  my  brother  is,  I 
will  tie  your  hands  together,  and 
throw  you  into  the  fire  ! " 

She  begged  for  mercy,  and  said, 
"  He  is  turned  into  stone  and  lies  in 
the  grave  with  his  beasts."  Then 
he  forced  her  to  go  with  him, 
saying,  "You  old  wretch!  Now 
turn  my  brother  and  all  the 
creatures  which  lie  here  into 
their  proper  forms,  or  I  will 
throw  you  into  the  fire ! " 

The  old  witch  took  a  twig  and 
turned  the  stones  back  to  what 
they  formerly  were,  and  there 
before  the  huntsman  stood  his 
brother  and  the  beasts,  as  well  as 


THE    TWO  BROTHERS.  225 

many  merchants,  work-people, 
and  shepherds,  who,  delighted 
with  their  freedom,  returned 
home.  But  the  twin  brothers, 
when  they  saw  each  other  again, 
kissed  and  embraced  and  were 
very  glad. 

They  seized  the  old  witch, 
bound  her,  and  laid  her  on  the 
fire;  and,  when  she  was  burned, 
the  forest  itself  sank  into  the 
earth,  and  all  was  clear  and  free 
from  trees,  so  that  one  could  see 
the  royal  palace  only  three  miles 
distant. 

Now,  the  two  brothers  went 
home  together,  and  the   younger 


226  GRIMM'S  FAIRY   TALES. 

brother  said,  "You  see  that  we 
both  have  on  royal  robes,  and 
have  both  the  same  beasts  follow- 
ing us;  we  will,  therefore,  enter 
the  city  at  opposite  gates?  and 
arrive  at  the  same  time  before 
the  King." 

Then  they  parted;  and  at  the 
same  moment  a  watchman  from 
each  gate  came  to  the  King,  and 
told  him  that  the  young  Prince, 
with  the  beasts,  had  returned 
from  the  hunt,  The  King  said, 
"It  is  not  possible,  for  your  two 
gates  are  a  mile  apart ! "  But  in 
the  meantime  the  two  brothers 
had    arrived    in    the    castle-yard, 


THE    TWO   BROTHERS.  227 

and  they  began  to  mount  the 
stairs. 

When  they  entered,  the  King 
said  to  his  daughter,  "Tell  me 
which  is  your  husband,  for  one 
appears  to  me  the  same  as  the 
other,  and  I  cannot  tell." 

The  Princess  was  in  great 
trouble,  for  she  could  not  tell 
which  was  which ;  but  at  last  she 
bethought  herself  of  the  necklace 
which  she  had  given  to  the 
beasts,  and  she  looked  and  found 
on  one  of  the  lions  her  golden 
snap,  and  then  she  cried,  "  He  to 
whom  this  lion  belongs  is  my 
rightful     husband."       Then     the 


228 


GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 


young  King  laughed,  and  said, 
"Yes,  that  is  right";  and  they 
sat  down  together  at  table,  and 
ate,  and  drank,  and  were  merry. 


THE  SIX  SWANS. 

There  was  a  King  who  had 
seven  children,  six  boys  and  a 
girl,  whom  he  loved  above  every- 
thing else  in  the  world.  He 
became  afraid  that  some  great 
evil  might  happen  to  them,  so 
he  took  them  away  to  a  lonely 
castle  which  stood  in  the  midst 
of  a  forest. 

This  castle  was  so  hidden  that 
he  himself  could  not  have  found 
it  if  a  wise  woman  had  not  given 
him  a  ball  of  cotton  which  un- 
rolled when  he  threw  it  before 
him,  showing  him  the  right  path. 


230  GRIMM'S   FAIRY    TALES. 

The  King  went  so  often  to  see 
his  dear  children  that  an  evil 
person  wished  to  know  why  he 
went  to  the  forest.  So  she  gave 
his  servants  money,  and  they  told 
her  the  secret,  and  also  told  her 
of  the  ball  of  cotton  which  alone 
could  show  her  the  way. 

She  had  now  no  peace  until 
she  found  this  ball.  Then  she 
made  some  fine  silken  shirts,  and 
sewed  within  each  one  a  charm. 
One  day  soon  after,  when  the 
King  had  gone  out  hunting,  she 
took  the  little  shirts  and  went 
into  the  forest,  and  the  cotton 
showed  her  the  path. 


THE   SIX   SWANS.  231 

The  children,  seeing  some  one 
coming  in  the  distance,  thought 
it  was  their  dear  father,  and  ran 
out  towards  her  full  of  joy. 
Then  she  threw  over  each  of 
them  a  shirt,  which,  as  it  touched 
their  bodies,  changed  them  into 
swans,  which  flew  away  over  the 
forest.  Happily  the  little  girl 
had  remained  in  the  castle,  and 
so  she  was  not  changed  to  a  swan. 

The  next  day  the  King  went  to 
visit  his  children,  but  he  found 
only  the  maiden.  "  Where  are 
your  brothers  ?  "  asked  he.  "  Ah, 
dear  father,"  she  replied,  "they 
have    gone    away     and     left    me 


232  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

alone " ;  and  she  told  Mm  how 
she  had  looked  out  of  the  window 
and  had  seen  them  changed  into 
swans,  which  had  flown  over  the 
forest ;  and  then  she  showed  him 
some  feathers  which  they  had 
dropped  in  the  yard,  for  she  had 
saved  every -one. 

The  King  was  much  grieved, 
and  feared  the  girl  might  also  be 
stolen  away,  so  he  took  her  with 
him. 

The  poor  maiden  thought  to 
herself,  "This  is  no  longer  my 
place,  I  will  go  and  seek  my 
brothers";  and  when  night  came 
she  went  quite  deep  into  the  wood. 


THE   SIX   SWANS.  233 

She  walked  all  night  and  most 
of  the  next  day,  until  her  feet 
were  so  sore  she  could  go  no 
further.  Just  then  she  saw  a 
rude  hut,  and,  walking  in,  she 
found  a  room  with  six  little  beds. 
She  dared  not  get  into  one,  but 
crept  under,  and,  lying  down 
upon  the  hard  earth,  thought  she 
would  pass  the  night  there.  Just 
as  the  sun  was  setting,  she  heard 
a  rustling,  and  saw  six  white 
swans  come  flying  in  at  the 
window. 

They  settled  on  the  ground  and 
began  blowing  one  another  until 
they  had  blown  all  their  feathers 


234  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

off,  and  tlieir  swan's  down 
dropped  off  like  a  shirt.  Then 
the  maiden  knew  them  at  once 
for  her  brothers,  and  gladly  crept 
out  from  under  the  bed,  and  the 
brothers  were  not  less  glad  to  see 
tlieir  sister.  "But  here  you  must 
not  stay,"  said  they  to  her;  "this 
is  a  robbers'  hiding-place."  "Can 
you  not  protect  me,  then  ?  "  asked 
the  sister. 

"No,"  they  replied,  "we  can 
lay  aside  our  swan's  feathers  for 
only  a  quarter  of  an  hour  each 
evening.  For  that  time  we  regain 
our  human  form,  but   afterwards 


we  are  again  changed  into  swans. 


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THE    SIX   SWANS.  235 

Their  sister  then  asked  them, 
with  tears,  "  Can  you  not  be  my 
brothers  again  ?  " 

"Oh,  no,"  replied  they.  "The 
task  is  too  hard.  For  six  long 
years  you  must  neither  speak  nor 
laugh,  and  during  that  time  you 
must  sew  for  us  six  little  shirts 
of  star-flowers,  and  should  there 
fall  a  single  word  from  your  lips, 
then  all  your  labor  will  be  vain." 
Just  as  the  brother  said  this,  the 
quarter  of  an  hour  came  to  an 
end,  and  they  all  flew  out  of  the 
window  again  like  swans. 

The  little  sister  made  a  solemn 
promise  to  herself  that  she  would 


236  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

save  her  brothers,  or  die  in  the 
attempt.  So  she  left  the  cottage, 
and,  going  deep  into  the  forest, 
passed  the  night  in  the  branches 
of  a  tree.  The  next  rooming  she 
went  out  and  gathered  the  star- 
flowers  to  sew. 

She  had  no  one  to  talk  with, 
and  for  laughing  she  had  no 
spirits,  so  there  in  the  tree  she 
sat,  intent  upon  her  work.  After 
she  had  passed  some  time  thus, 
the  King  of  that  country,  who 
was  hunting  in  the  forest  with 
his  men,  came  under  the  tree  in 
which  the  maiden  sat.  They 
called    to  her   and   asked,   "Who 


THE   SIX   SWANS.  237 

art  thou  ? "  But  she  gave  no 
answer.  "Come  down  to  us;  we 
will  do  thee  no  harm." 

She  simply  shook  her  head, 
and,  when  they  pressed  her  further 
with  questions,  she  threw  down 
to  them  her  gold  necklace,  hoping 
they  would  go  away.  But  they 
did  not  leave  her;  then  she  threw 
down  her  girdle,  but  in  vain. 

At  last  the  hunter  himself 
climbed  the  tree,  brought  down 
the  maiden,  and  took  her  before 
the  King.  The  King  asked  her, 
"Who  art  thou?  What  doest 
thou  in  that  tree  ?  "  But  she  did 
not  answer. 


238  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

She  was  so  beautiful,  the 
King's  heart  was  touched,  and  he 
put  around  her  his  cloak,  and, 
placing  her  before  him  on  his 
horse,  took  her  to  his  castle. 
There  he  had  rich  clothing  made 
for  her,  and,  although  her  beauty 
shone  as  the  sunbeams,  not  a 
word  would  she  speak.  The 
King  kept  her  by  his  side,  and 
her  gentle  manners  so  won  him, 
that  he  said,  "  This  maiden  will  I 
marry,  and  no  other." 

Now,  the  King  had  wicked 
subjects  who  spoke  eyil  of  the 
young  Queen.  "  Who  knows 
whence  she   comes  ? "    said  they. 


THE   SIX   SWANS. 


239 


"She  who  cannot  speak  is  not 
worthy  of  a  King."  Much  evil 
was  said  of  her,  but  the  King 
would  not  believe  it.     At  last  so 


many  became  her  enemies  be- 
cause she  would  not  tell  the 
secret  of  her  sewing  in  constant 
silence,  that  even  the  King's 
power      could      not      save      her 


240  GRIMM'S  FAIRY   TALES. 

from  harm,  and  it  was  decreed 
that  she  should  be  put  to 
death. 

When  the  time  came  for  her  to 
die,  it  happened  that  the  very 
day  had  come  when  her  brothers 
should  be  freed.  The  shirts  were 
ready,  all  but  the  last,  which 
lacked  the  left  sleeve.  As  she 
was  led  to  the  scaffold  she  placed 
them  upon  her  arm.  Just  as  she 
mounted  it,  and  the  fire  was 
about  to  be  kindled,  she  saw  six 
swans  come  flying  through  the 
air. 

Her  heart  leaped  for  joy  as  she 
saw  her  brothers  coming.     Soon 


THE   SIX   SWANS. 


241 


the  swans  alighted  so  near  that 
she  was  able  to  throw  over  them 
the  shirts,  which  caused  their 
feathers     to     fall     off,     and     the 


brothers  stood  up  alive  and  well ; 
but  the  youngest  had  a  swan's 
wing  instead  of  his  left  arm. 
The  Queen  could  defend  herself 
now,  and  the  people  believed  her 


242  GRIMM'S   FAIRY   TALES. 

innocent  as  soon  as  they  saw  the 
swans  changed  into  six  noblemen 
by  the  work  she  had  done  in 
silence,  at  the  risk  of  her  life. 


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An  absoibing  chapter  on  the  coon's  secret  habits  begins  this  volume.  It  is  followed  by 
stories  about  the  woodcock,  the  wildcat,  the  toad,  and  many  other  animals. 

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"  Northern  Trails  "  is  a  wonderfully  interesting  study  of  new  animals  in  a  new  land, 
—  the  mossy  barren  grounds  of  Labrador  and  Newfoundland. 

The  story  of  Wayeeses  the  Great  White  Wolf,  which  comprises  Book  I,  is  pronounced 
by  an  educated  ranchman,  who  has  spent  thirty  years  in  a  wolf  country,  to  be  "  the  best 
and  the  truest  wolf  story  ever  written." 

Book  II  includes  studies  of  the  wild  goose,  fishes,  whale,  polar  bear,  and  a  multitude 
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THE  SEVEN  LITTLE  SISTERS"  represents  the  seven 
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of  the  world,  what  their  manners  and  customs  are,  what 
the  products  of  each  section  are  and  how  they  are  interchanged. 

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Dame  Nature  unfolds  in  "Stories  Mother  Nature  Told"  some 
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In  "Ten  Boys"  the  history  of  the  world  is  summarized  in  the 
stories  of  Kablu  the  Aryan  boy,  Darius  the  Persian  boy,  Cleon  the 
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the  knight's  page,  Roger  the  English  boy,  Fuller  the  Puritan  boy, 
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